Opinion
Our latest views, comments and analysis on all things intangible.
Chick or trade mark? Beckberg v EUIPO highlights the challenges of registering shape marks
November 19, 2024
Chick or trade mark? Beckberg v EUIPO highlights the challenges of registering shape marks
Trademarks Disputes
Clarity from the UK’s highest court in SkyKick: don't let bad faith cloud your trade mark application
November 13, 2024
Clarity from the UK’s highest court in SkyKick: don't let bad faith cloud your trade mark application
Trademarks Telecoms Disputes
Phishing trends 2024 – and a look at some new data for domain threat quantification
November 11, 2024
Phishing trends 2024 – and a look at some new data for domain threat quantification
Online Brand Enforcement Domains
“It’s beginning to look a lot like…”: Domain patterns in the approach to the holiday shopping season 2024
November 7, 2024
“It’s beginning to look a lot like…”: Domain patterns in the approach to the holiday shopping season 2024
Online Brand Enforcement Domains
The shape of a perfume bottle: merely decorative or an indication of commercial origin?
October 31, 2024
The shape of a perfume bottle: merely decorative or an indication of commercial origin?
Trademarks Disputes Beauty
Virtual Reality Check: Artessence and Vinicio in a trade mark battle over real-world goods and retail of their virtual counterparts
October 29, 2024
Virtual Reality Check: Artessence and Vinicio in a trade mark battle over real-world goods and retail of their virtual counterparts
Trademarks Disputes Beauty
Brand protection in the more mysterious
October 17, 2024
Brand protection in the more mysterious
Trademarks Travel
io, io: Off the web we go?
October 17, 2024
io, io: Off the web we go?
Online Brand Enforcement Travel Domains
How not to have your head in, er, a cloud: The importance of evidence and a robust approach to UDRP
October 10, 2024
How not to have your head in, er, a cloud: The importance of evidence and a robust approach to UDRP
Online Brand Enforcement Domains
No party: IP associated with the fallen Tupperware brand
October 8, 2024
No party: IP associated with the fallen Tupperware brand
Online Brand Enforcement Food & Drink Domains
Trade mark strategy from a small island
October 3, 2024
Trade mark strategy from a small island
Trademarks Disputes
Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Acquired distinctiveness for non-traditional trademarks in the Benelux: show your true colours
September 24, 2024
Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Acquired distinctiveness for non-traditional trademarks in the Benelux: show your true colours
Trademarks Telecoms Disputes
Power Struggle: E.ON SE fails to energize appeal against EonX trade mark
September 19, 2024
Power Struggle: E.ON SE fails to energize appeal against EonX trade mark
Trademarks Disputes
Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Time and place: Key factors to consider when assessing the validity of PDOs
August 28, 2024
Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Time and place: Key factors to consider when assessing the validity of PDOs
Food & Drink Trademarks Disputes