In an administrative decision, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) held the “Mercedes-Benz Star Parts” with a car device mark is dissimilar to the “Star-Parts” word mark. [Appeal case no. 2020-650009, Gazette issued date: November 27, 2020] Mercedes-Benz StarParts Daimler...
IP intelligence from Clarivate also unveils a boom in online trade and an increase in demand for craft drinks Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today released a new report that...
By this time of year, a third of people in the UK have started to prepare for Christmas and the majority have begun shopping for Christmas presents for their family and friends. But this year the high street is not benefiting, as COVID-19 continues to have a profound...
The Japan Tokyo District Court, on October 22, 2020, held that the parallel import of “2UNDR” men’s underwear from Singapore would not constitute trademark infringement even if trademark owner prohibits Singapore distributor from exporting the licensed goods...
On 22 October 2020, the CJEU published its highly anticipated judgment in the Ferrari case (joined cases C-720/18 and C-721/18). It concerns two preliminary references from the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Germany), in which Ferrari defended its “Testarossa”...
On October 7, Yeezy, LLC, filed a trademark application for GOD SAVE AMERICA for use in relation to sweatshirts, T-shirts, and hooded sweatshirts. Yeezy is a fashion collaboration brand between the German sportswear company Adidas and Kanye West, an American rapper...
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