BRUSSELS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) was told by the EU on Tuesday to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user's geographical location, on services such as
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
China, applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register the EU figurative mark No. 018355891. That mark consists of a rounded triangular shape within which a stripe is
JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber) 5 December 2017 (*) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MI PAD — Earlier EU word mark IPAD — Relative ground for
elements make e-commerce an extremely interesting option for EU SMEs with limited economic power, especially those selling consumer goods. When it comes to Latin America, e-commerce has experienced a boom
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play a key role in electronic commerce in today’s digital economy, considering that we are living in a globally connected economy that allows worldwide business. E...
Municipality. This is against a background of growing geopolitical tensions between the EU and China on IP issues. The decision in question, the first ever issued by a Chinese court, relates to the
The judgment builds on principles established in case law by the EU's highest court, and also highlights a major difference of opinion within the German court system over the level of detail in which
The EU General Court has sided with Spanish biscuit company Galletas Gullón in a dispute with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and telecoms company O2 over 3D trademarks.
have about the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation (DBEI) asked 169 businesses across 15 sectors in Ireland to report their level of concern regarding