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...
by manuel.roche | Oct 30, 2015 | All, Trademarks
The European trademark system is the result of two main legislative instruments: Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, which became Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of...
