Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited [2019] FCA 1662
Rather than use long alphanumeric codes to identify each available product, fashion houses often use style names to assign an identifiable shorthand name to a particular article of clothing.More
We recently discussed amendments to the Argentinean trademark law here. Subsequently, on October 8, 2019, the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INAP) issued Resolution No. 279/2019 and corresponding annexes, which introduce new procedures for invalidation and non-use cancellation actions,More
Certain changes to the Polish Intellectual Property Law came into force on March 16, 2019. The most significant changes were in response to EU Directive 2015/2463 of the European Parliament and of the Counsel of December 16,More
Viridis Pharmaceutical v. EUIPO, Case No. C-668/17 (July 3, 2019)
Viridis Pharmaceutical Ltd.’s (Viridis) use of BOSWELAN in connection with clinical trials for a drug to treat multiple sclerosis was held to be insufficient evidence of genuine use to defeat a non-use cancellation action against its EUTM registration for pharmaceutical and healthcare products.More
By Joseph A.R. Gerber
Christian Louboutin in May 2019 walked away unscathed from another challenge to his famous Red Sole trademark, this one before the Cancellation Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”). Competitor Van Haren Schoenen (“Van Haren”) lodged a cancellation action against the iconic designer in an attempt to boot the Red Sole off the EU trademark registry.More
Earlier this year the Chinese legislature announced that it had approved amendments to the country’s trademark law, effective November 1, 2019. This round of amendments focuses on bad-faith trademark applications and those who file them.
Pursuant to the amendments,More
By Alejandra Camacho Luna
On May 27, 2019, the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INAP) issued Resolution No. 123/2019, which introduces various amendments to the Argentinean Trademark Law. The amendments include new declaration of use requirements, modifications to renewal terms, time-extensions to respond to Office actions,More
By Julia Belagorudsky
After a two-year battle with the U.S. Copyright Office, adidas AG finally secured a favorable decision from the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office on May 8, 2019. The decision greenlighted some of the design elements of the Yeezy 350 Boost Version 1 and Version 2 for copyright protection. More