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...
by manuel.roche | Sep 30, 2015 | All, Copyright
Maybe you read or heard these last couple of weeks that lyrics from the Happy Birthday song were in the public domain. Well, that is not entirely true. Actually what said US District Judge George H. King on 22 September 2015 is that Warner/Chappell Music Inc. could...
by manuel.roche | Sep 21, 2015 | All, Trademarks
Nestlé sought to register as a three-dimensional trademark the shape of the KIT KAT chocolate-coated biscuits, used since 1935 in the UK. Cadbury opposed to this registration, and the examiner upheld the opposition, estimating that (i) this sign was devoid of...
by manuel.roche | Aug 28, 2015 | All, Trademarks
The saga of the trademark BATEAUX MOUCHES has been going on for over 10 years and it must be recognised that the Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches is constant and persevering in its efforts to obtain Community protection over its mark. By two final decisions (1), the...
by manuel.roche | Aug 14, 2015 | All, Trademarks
Maybe you asked yourselves that very same question in the past few weeks and maybe you decided otherwise for financial reasons. But you might be interested in knowing that the mark PALACE is not that exclusive anymore. Actually, the French collective mark PALACE was...
