• Decision of ECJ Case C 371/18, Sky and Others

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/5594929 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. The EUIPO has welcomed the decision of the Court of Justice of 29 January 2020, in Case C‑371/18, Sky and Others, in the context of a request for a preliminary... Continue reading

     
  • Evaluation of EU legislation on design protection

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/4992919 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. The European Commission’s stakeholder consultation to gather evidence and views on the current EU legislation on design protection is open for submissions until 31 March.

     
  • Closure of the Swedish Criminal Case related to Scamming

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/4545542 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. On 4 April 2018, the Supreme Court of Sweden (Högsta domstolen) refused leave to appeal against the Svea Court of Appeal’s judgment dated 20 December 2017 in case B 6403-16.

     
  • Trade mark reform – Adoption of replacement Delegated and Implementing regulations

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/4082657 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. On 5th March 2018, the European Commission adopted the new secondary legislation package for the EU trade mark comprising Delegated Regulation C(2018)1231 and Implementing Regulation C(2018)1225.

     
  • Trade mark reform – Entry into force of ‘replacement’ Delegated and Implementing regulations

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/4207596 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. Today 14 May, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626 enter into force. Both acts are the same as the legislation that they repeal (EU 2017/1430 and EU... Continue reading

     
  • News – EUTM

    https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/news/-/action/view/3996973 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the European Union(EU) Intellectual Property Office as permitted under their Terms of Use. ‘; jQuery(‘#’+’_csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet_’+’operationResult’).append(html); jQuery(“#modal-confirm”).modal(‘show’); }else{ var recipientsString = ”; var i = 0; var mailSubject = jQuery(‘#’+’_csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet_’+’subject’).val(); var mailHead = ‘The email’; var mailTrail = ‘has been sent to’; jQuery(‘#’+’_csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet_’+’added-emails’).children().each(function(index) {... Continue reading

     
  • Trade mark reform – Implementing and Delegated regulations published

    August 08, 2017 Legal news Trade mark reform – Implementing and Delegated regulations published The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1431 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the European Union trade mark and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 supplementing Council Regulation... Continue reading

     
  • Codified version of EU trade mark regulation published

    June 20, 2017 Legal news Codified version of EU trade mark regulation published Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark, codifying Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.... Continue reading

     
  • 2016 case-law overview: from the General Court and Court of Justice

    May 30, 2017 Legal news 2016 case-law overview: from the General Court and Court of Justice The Legal Practice Service of EUIPO has prepared an overview of case-law from the General Court (GC) and Court of Justice (CJ) in Luxembourg on trade mark and design matters. This useful legal resource... Continue reading

     
  • Swedish court finds five guilty in fraudulent trade mark invoice case

    On June 23, 2016, the District Court in Uppsala, Sweden, found five individuals guilty of attempted aggravated fraud, aiding and abetting attempted aggravated fraud and attempted fraud in connection with the issuing of fraudulent invoices. The invoices, issued under the name of “OMIH Trademarks and Designs Registration Office,” had been... Continue reading