On 23 October, the General Court of the European Union ruled in case T-59/24 on a dispute between the EU trade mark INSOMNIA ENERGY and the earlier EU trade mark M MONSTER ENERGY. In 2016, a company
the first earlier design did not invalidate the design registration in application of Article 7(2) of the EU Design Regulation, and that Lidl had not provided sufficient evidence to prove that the
Ltd registered four EU figurative marks containing the term 'MAY TEA' with the EUIPO (Nos. 014841373, 018092427, 018040282 and 01579872). The trademarks cover flavoured tea-based beverages (non-medical
On 19 March, in case T-400/24, the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ruled on the distinctiveness of a EU trade mark of Mercedes-Benz consisting of a sketch of a vehicle climbing a steep
On 12 March, in case T-1187/23, the General Court of the European Union ruled on a dispute regarding the proof of the genuine use of EU trade mark AMSTERDAM POPPERS. In October 2009, the US company
On 15 September 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) gave guidance on the question of whether and to which extent the operator of a business which offers a free Wi-Fi network cou...
The European Commission has approved a geographical indication (GI) protecting the methods of producing Irish whiskey. The Irish government submitted a technical file outlining specifications for prod...
The European Union (EU) and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect geographical indications (GI) on Monday. GI is a label used for products that have a specific geographical origin and possess
separate from the EU AI Act, which entered into force last month. The EU's AI Act entails comprehensive regulations on the development, deployment, and use of AI systems within the EU internal market. The
On 13 November, in case T-82/24, the General Court of the European Union rejected the application for registration of the EU trade mark N. 018672791, "RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO F**K YOURSELF". In 2022, the