Operation Bluebird wants to withdraw the “Twitter” and “Tweet” brands from X. What “abandonment” and “residual goodwill” mean for rebrandings.
Can a colorful wave design on a lemonade label be protected by trademark law? The Munich Regional Court says yes – and decides in favor of color protection in the dispute between Paulaner Spezi and the Karlsberg brewery. What this means for the design of drinks packaging.
Name law on social media: How the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg sets limits and protects entrepreneurs from name misuse – Find out all the details now!
Chiquita trademark: EGC rejects protection for blue and yellow oval logo. What the ruling means for trademarks of creatives and companies.
Trademark applications in bad faith: How abusive registrations lead to a blocking position and circumvent competition law – an EGC case.
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt a.M. had to decide in an exciting trademark law case whether a customer warning was unlawful.
The ECJ has ruled on Amazon’s liability for third-party advertising using the example of shoes with red soles.
Ice cream should not be called “champagne” if it does not really taste like champagne. This was decided by the OLG Munich.
Anyone who applies for an identical trademark for an identical class of goods and services is acting in bad faith if they want to circumvent the proof of use after the five-year grace period has expired.
The BGH recently ruled on the use of trademarks to preserve rights and abandoned large parts of its previous case law on this topic.
