Different Types Of Trademarks In Bulgaria And The EU – What Are The Options To Represent Your Brand? - Intellectual Property - Bulgaria

The registration of a trademark is one of the most important steps in the development of a brand.

New Stricter Rules For Domain Name Registration In Denmark - Intellectual Property - Denmark

On 6 September 2021, Denmark introduced new, stricter rules for registrants of ‘.dk' domain names. If domain name registrants do not keep their contact information up-to-date...

German FCJ: Trademark owners bear the burden of proof for the public recognition of a trademark | JD Supra

The German Federal Court of Justice recently published a decision (Case No. I ZB 16/20) clarifying that trademark owners bear the burden of proof for...

EFF Tells Court to Protect Anonymous Speakers, Apply Proper Test Before Unmasking Them In Trademark Commentary Case

Judges cannot minimize the First Amendment rights of anonymous speakers who use an organization’s logo, especially when that use may be intended to send a message to the trademark owner, EFF told a federal appeals court this week.EFF filed its...

Streamlabs Rips Off OBS, Lightstream and Elgato

Streamlabs is in the news today due to several companies claiming that Streamlabs copied their work. Those companies include Lightstream, Elgato and OBS, the maker of the free and open source Open Br...

Hey North Face! Our Story About You Flipping Out Over 'Hey Fuck Face' Is Not Trademark Infringement

The "brand protection" industry is endlessly fascinating to me, in that it seems to be a near total scam that preys on gullible big company execs who believe that if anyone uses their brand or logos in a way they don't approve of...

UMG Sues OpenDeal Over Republic Records Trademark Infringement

UMG is suing an investment platform for allegedly infringing upon multiple Republic Records trademarks by expanding into the music industry.

Whittaker’s forced to gin and bear it as the UK IPO throws out its opposition for lack of relevant evidence

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Four factors driving forum shopping in US trademark litigation

Counsel explain how circuit splits, jury selection and experience drive litigants to one venue over another

Facebook In Legal Trouble For Stealing Meta Name

Recently Facebook decided to pull a google and create Meta a parent company to continue invading everybodies privacy while pretending like Facebook no longer does so and there's been some controversy about the name with one so called company...

Basmati rice’s EU trade mark application raises questions about Brexit and oppositions on the basis of UK law

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Someone’s copying my invention! What should I do?

What do you do if, before you have obtained a granted patent, a third party starts selling a product that looks like your invention? Is there anything you can do to stop the third party? Does your patent application provide you with any rights...

UK IPO’s first AI-powered tool for trade mark applications

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Intellectual Property Overview For New Businesses - Intellectual Property - UK

Intellectual property is a catch-all term to describe the rights arising from the intangible assets that define your business branding and your innovative ideas.

No likelihood of confusion between LEGALROOM and LEGALZOOM

In a recent judgment, the Patent and Market Court of Appeal emphasised the conceptual differences between the trademarks LEGALROOM and LEGALZOOM. The Court considered the relevant Swedish public to have good knowledge of English and therefore to...

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