by manuel.roche | Jun 18, 2013 | All, Trademarks
If you look at trademark registries in France or in other countries, you may observe that trademarks are not always owned by the companies that use them, but by their CEOs, managers, founding partners, etc. There can be many reasons why such decisions are made. It...
by manuel.roche | Jun 6, 2013 | All, Trademarks
Further to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union IP TRANSLATOR (see our previous article), all 25 national trademark offices of E.U. Member States together with OHIM have increased the discussions to try to harmonize their interpretation relating...
by manuel.roche | May 30, 2013 | All, Trademarks
What consequences for owners of Community trademarks and Community designs? On 1st July 2013, the European Union will be enlarged to Croatia as the 28th member country. As industrial property titles valid throughout the entire E.U., Community trademarks and Community...
by manuel.roche | May 24, 2013 | All, Trademarks
This month, we have selected European and French case law focusing on the comparison of the signs and the different criteria used by judges and offices to assess whether or not there is a risk of confusion between the marks for the relevant public. Different...
by manuel.roche | May 15, 2013 | All, Patents
The right to initiate judicial proceedings should be implemented with caution because, according to the doctrine of abuse of rights, it is likely to degenerate into an abuse, and then likely to be subject to sanctions by the courts, when it is performed in bad faith....
