The General Court has ruled that, in specific circumstances, repeat filings of an earlier trade mark may constitute bad faith First movesHasbro, who at the time already owned three MONOPOLY EUTMs, filed in April 2010 another MONOPOLY EUTMA for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 28 and 41. This trademark covered partially new goods […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union, General Court, recently lowered Chanel’s hopes of having a trademark belonging to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. invalidated. The court found that the trademarks (see below) are not similar, therefore there is no likelihood of confusion and that trademarks must be assessed as registered, regardless of their rotation […]
Apr 13, 2021 It is important that an agreement that has been made and entered between two or more parties is binding and must be adhered to by the parties involve. This is clearly stipulated under article 1338 of the Indonesian Civil Code (“Civil Code”). Prof. Subekti is a reputable person in this field of […]
Apr 09, 2021 The government has just recently issue Government Regulation No. 56 of 2021 on Song and/or Music Copyrights Royalties Management (GR 56/2021). This regulation which serves as the implementing regulations of Law No.28 of 2014 is promised to provide clearer guidelines on the royalties distribution management for copyright owners specifically from song/music industries. […]
Indonesia and Denmark on the occasion of the Zoom Meeting webinar organized by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property in Jakarta in March 2021, have expressed their special interest in raising awareness on intellectual property laws in their respective countries. The specific targets of socialization in raising awareness are Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM), private companies […]
As an IP right holder, you have probably encountered the negative effects of IP infringing activities. Moreover, infringements have been rising. According to “The 2021 Trademark Ecosystem Report: Global insights into the optimization of trademark value, protection and technology” by Clarivate CompuMark, trademark infringements continue to rise: 89% of respondents reported trademark infringement, and 50% […]
Since February 1st 2021, ILLOUZ AVOCATS hosts LEXIDIA AVOCATS in its Parisian premises. François ILLOUZ and Marc DU BOUEXIC have been co-operating on cases for years. They even created AUGUSTA AVOCATS in 2019, in order to develop their respective activities in the dynamic area of Soissons where many established and start-up companies are located. Marc […]
The case below provides guidance on the maze of applicable law in the absence of choice according to Hungarian practice Background In 2012, the parties signed an English-language contract in London, according to which the defendant owed the plaintiff USD 1,000,000 in cash and USD 1,500,000 in real estate as a result of their cooperation […]
The interpretation and standardization of national law on the basis of European law requirements always brings uncertainties – and this is also the case in trademark law. For owners of German trademarks, however, thanks to the decision of the Federal Court of Justice of January 14, 2021 (Case No. I ZR 40/20) and the recently […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Marek Kamiński of Chałas i Wspólnicy. Marek has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyrights and IP – Patents member in Poland. Experienced company manager with over 20 years of experience in the technology and IT industry. An […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Maciej Priebe of Chałas i Wspólnicy. Maciej has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyrights and IP – Patents member in Poland. Patent attorney with many years of experience in the field of intellectual property law with particular […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Joanna Uchańska of Chałas i Wspólnicy. Joanna has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyrights and IP – Patents member in Poland. She is an expert in life science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical, food and beauty industries. Joanna has […]
