by manuel.roche | Jun 29, 2018 | All, Copyright, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
Early June 2018, the European Union has initiated proceedings before the World Trade Organisation against China for failing to respect the intellectual property rights of European companies. Observing that “European companies coming to China are forced to grant...
by manuel.roche | Jun 15, 2018 | All, Trademarks
The footballer (soccer player) Lionel Messi finally obtained the registration of his trademark MESSI but had to contest the opposition based on the earlier mark MASSI for 6 years and all the way to the General Court. The Board of Appeal of the EUIPO had in fact held...
