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 English judge granted the infringement claim and issued an order granting M damages for infringement. The appeal of A was dismissed, too. Although there [...]

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 added to the documents previously in use. The Obligation came into force on 10 March 2024

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 are 137 registrations and 40 trademark applications in the name of her company TAS Rights Management LLC. However, if we consider the pending or registered [...]

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 of three. This results in a slight saving for those who register in one class, no change for those who register in two and a [...]