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...
by manuel.roche | Nov 26, 2015 | All, Trademarks
After the terrorist attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France last January, [INSCRIPTA] published an article stating how abashed we were to learn that some people were trying to claim ownership over the expression “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) by filing trademark...
by manuel.roche | Nov 17, 2015 | All, Designs, Trademarks
While the European authorities have finalized the revision of the Trademark system and while there have been significant developments in the implementation of the so-called “EU Patent Package”, the United Kingdom is considering a possible British exit from the...
