utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 2, 03 , 2023 | EN, News EN
CJEU on the visibility of parts of an industrial design Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs provides that a design which constitutes a component part of a complex product shall be considered new and shall...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 28, 02 , 2023 | EN, News EN
Not easy to register a slogan as a trademark In the recent judgment the General Court decided that the word sign OTHER COMPANIES DO SOFTWARE WE DO SUPPORT is devoid of distinctive character for services relating to computer software. The General Court has...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 21, 02 , 2023 | EN, News EN
Metaverse must respect trademarks The US court ruled on the trademark infringement in the metaverse. In the widely reported case concerning use by an American artist of NFTs depicting Birkin bag the court decided that the artist infringed the trademark of the...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 14, 02 , 2023 | EN, News EN
Amazon under the CJEU magnifying glass The CJEU has again ruled on the possibility of attributing to operators of online sales platforms liability for a trade mark infringement for advertising goods offered by third-party sellers. The case concerned...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 8, 02 , 2023 | EN, News EN
Not worth messing with the giants – the case of Google vs. Google Car By judgment of 1 February 2023, case no. T-568/21, the CJEU dismissed an action of ZoubierHarbaoui (the Applicant) against the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal dismissing the appeal...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 21, 12 , 2022 | EN, News EN
What decisions can be left to the bailiff in a trade mark infringement case? The CJEU breaking judgment Justice in Poland is implemented by the courts, and judgments are enforced by bailiffs. The problem arises when the operative part of the judgment is...