Amazon, Tesla, Apple and Google lead sustainability brand value rankings but failure to be authentic could land a significant financial blow on companies around the globe, argues our Saturday opinion.
The CJEU issued a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 6(2) of Directive 2008/95 (now Article 14(3) of Directive 2015/2436), which concerns the limitation of the effects of a registered trademark.
Stock prices had a largely negative December, closing out a rocky year on the stock markets. Our WTR Brand Elite indices fell five points on the month, and 25 points across 2022.
The Federal Administrative Court held that a likelihood of indirect confusion could not be excluded, despite the increased level of attention of consumers when purchasing motorised vehicles.
28 February 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at BBC Studios joining the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy, INTA hosting the entreprenuHERship legal clinic, and much more.
22 February 2022
The WTR Brand Elite indices fell four points in the month ending 31 January, mirroring the performance of a number of major stock markets. Among the overall computing and software group, Microsoft dropped 27 points (albeit from a three-year high at the end of December) and Salesforce was down 20 points.
21 February 2022
Each quarter we are running a series of pieces presenting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed. To kick off our latest series of instalments, we are looking at takeaways from decisions handed down in Europe in the past few months.
24 January 2022
The WTR Brand Elite indices rose five points in the month ending 31 December, hitting its highest level since we started tracking the indices four years ago.
20 January 2022
The court found that MoveTech’s application for the registration of BERGLÖFSLÅDAN did not constitute a normal part of the company’s business activities in accordance with legitimate commercial interests.
10 December 2021
In our latest round-up, we look at Uber resolving a dispute with a New York ad agency, amendments to the Hague System Common Regulations, and much more.
30 November 2021
Consumer products and auto brands will have to reassess their crisis management strategy to prevent reputational damage in the face of increased product recalls.
29 November 2021
This dispute between Japanese car manufacturer Nissan and Dutch company VDL Groep highlights the role that company names can play within composite marks.
24 November 2021
The Board of Appeal has annulled decisions of the Estonian Patent Office refusing to register position marks consisting of a black checkerboard device on a yellow oval background placed on the front door of a taxi car.
17 November 2021
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