by manuel.roche | Feb 29, 2016 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Under the influence of Community law, it has become difficult if not impossible for an operator to oppose to any use of its own trademark in keywords leading to commercial ads for competing web sites through a search engine (1). Currently, a trademark owner may only...
by manuel.roche | Feb 16, 2016 | All, Trademarks
Since you read all our news with great assiduity and interest (at least we hope) you know by now that the European Trade Mark system is undergoing a major revision (1). The new Regulation on European Union trademarks (or EU trademarks replacing Community trademarks)...
by manuel.roche | Jan 28, 2016 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Famous French shoemaker JM WESTON recently obtained from the Court of Appeals of Paris a judgment condemning DR MARTENS E-COMMERCE LLC and AIRWAIR INTERNATIONAL LTD (hereinafter DR MARTENS) for trademark infringement and unfair competition (1). The case was quite...
by manuel.roche | Jan 20, 2016 | All, Copyright, Trademarks
In a dispute between the French online sales company Vente-privee.com and the owner of the trademark CECILE DE ROSTAND for leather goods, household linen and clothing, differences between trademark and trade name natures and functions have been underlined by the First...
by manuel.roche | Dec 28, 2015 | All, Trademarks
Last October, we published a detailed dossier regarding the reform of the European Trade Mark system (1). The information we collected about the proximity of the vote and adoption of the new legislative instruments were correct since the New Directive and the New...
