From June 2023 to July 2024, more than 30,000 European patents with unitary effect were granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). There were more than 1,700 applications from Italy, representing more than 5% of [...]
In 2018, the Danish Jagger fastfood tried to register its name as a Community trade mark (Eutm), for restaurant services. However, it was opposed by Musidor, the record company of the Rolling Stones frontman, on [...]
In Great Britain, the well-known store Marks and Spencer (M) filed an infringement lawsuit against Aldi Stores (A) on the basis of its Registered Designs for gin bottles containing gold flakes and an integrated light. [...]
The Indonesian Ministry of Industry requires importers of textiles, bags and footwear to submit copies of registration certificates in Indonesia when applying for an import authorization. This means that the Certificate of Registration must be [...]
Globally, the singer of the moment is Taylor Swift. The blonde star began registering her own trademarks in 2008, building an impressive portfolio of trademarks. Any numbers? In the US Federal Trademark Registry alone, there [...]
Official fees for trademarks have been revised in San Marino The local Trademark Office - USBM - has communicated the new official fees. The basic fee, slightly reduced, now covers only one Nice class, instead [...]
This is - according to the Wipo Annual Report - the number of trademark applications filed in the world in 2022, down by more than 15% compared to 2021; this is the first reduction in [...]
The Order of 16 October 2023 of the UPC Court of Appeal establishes that the service of a Statement of claim without annexes does not affect the validity of the service, provided that the Statement [...]
On October 1, 2023, the regulations for implementing the provisions on the administration of enterprise name registration issued by the China Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) came into force. The Rules apply to enterprises that [...]
Under the current Rule 126(2) EPC, relating to notification by postal services, Communications sent by the EPO are deemed to have been delivered on the tenth day following the date printed on the Communication ("Ten-Day [...]