The decision opens the possibility of pursuing international infringement cases before the Norwegian courts where both parties are Norwegian registered companies.

In a victory for US comic book publisher DC Comics, the General Court confirmed that a mark representing a bat in an oval surround was distinctive for goods in Classes 25 and 28.

While the UKIPO accepted that Jack Daniel’s had a family of JACK-formative marks, consumers would not view the JACK & VICTOR mark as being part of that family.

The judgment is significant in that it addresses the validity and infringement of 3D marks that are based on the shape of the packaging of a product, rather than the product itself.

Even if the relevant publics are the same or overlap, the goods or services may be so dissimilar that the mark applied for is unlikely to bring the earlier mark to mind.

This is a significant decision on the issue of the maintainability of intra-court appeals.

The TTAB has dismissed an action filed by a law professor on the ground that a mere consumer is not entitled to oppose under Section 13 of the Trademark Act.

The derogation from Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001, provided by Article 74(2) concerning signs that may constitute EU collective marks, must be interpreted strictly.

The board found that the market research submitted by Hermès was insufficient to prove that its colour mark had acquired distinctiveness through use.

The Board of Appeal upheld the refusal to register a figurative mark consisting of the numbers 0 to 23 arranged on three lines, filed by French luxury fashion house MARGIELA.