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The conquest of the metaverse by the fashion industry
More and more trademark owners are expanding their registration applications to include goods that can be virtually downloaded, thereby securing their rights and presence in the metaverse. This is not surprising, as the virtual reality sector is growing rapidly. The...
Lego sued for jacket from Netflix show
A leather jacket worn by Queer Eye star Anthony Porowski has been at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit after Lego created a toy version of the TV personality wearing a confusingly similar piece of clothing. Porowski appeared in the fourth season of the...
A costly mistake made by NFT enthusiasts
Last year the long-awaited movie "Dune" based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name was released. Over the years, the story of the Atreides has been translated into a miniseries and computer games, but not all the planned projects have been realized. In...
Get EU funding for your intellectual property
The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is a grant program created to support the intellectual property rights of small and medium-sized European enterprises (SMEs). It has been launched with a budget of €47 million. This is the second EU fund to support...
Geographical indications – what is their purpose, how do they differ from trademarks and what is going to change in Poland?
The enactment of the new Industrial Property Law, announced for the fourth quarter of 2021, may bring a revolution in many matters. One of the things to be changed is the procedure for registering national geographical indications, used to mark craft and...
Watch out for descriptive marks – a lesson not only for the food industry
Entrepreneurs in the food industry often use product names from other languages. Words taken from countries associated with good cuisine have undoubtedly a great power to attract consumers. They evoke associations with products of high quality and unique taste....
Can the sound of a can being opened be trademarked in the EU?
Hearing is hardly the first of the senses that come to mind in connection with food or drinks. Taste and smell are certainly the first ones, followed by sight. However, certain sounds, such as the sound of opening a beverage can, can also evoke certain...
Three-dimensional trade marks in the cosmetics industry – the case of Guerlain lipstick
French cosmetics manufacturer Guerlain is undoubtedly one of the most important players in the industry. No wonder it is trying to protect its products from being copied by competitors who want to take advantage of its reputation. Is it possible to register the...
Holiday disputes over the name of the airport
Summer months are the time of holiday travel, during which we often use air transport. No wonder countries and regions, as well as individual airports, are struggling to attract as many travellers as possible using catchy slogans and logos. That is why a...
New Common Practice of European intellectual property offices regarding evidence in appeal proceedings
In May 2021 offices participating in the European Union Intellectual Property Network, including the Polish Patent Office and the EU Intellectual Property Office issued a common communication regarding new evidence in appeal proceedings. The practice will apply...
No for cannabis in the EUIPO
More and more European countries allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Consequently, the first entrepreneurs who want to invest in a dynamically developing industry start to appear on the market. We know very well that no economic activity, regardless...
AI – Part III
In today's third post on artificial intelligence, we are going to present the perspectives related to the planned legal changes. As the impact of AI on our lives is getting stronger and stronger and the applications of AI often elude legal provisions established many...
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