Anonymous Street-Art artist lost TM protection for one of his most iconic motifs for allegedly having filed the mark in bad faith. Banksy is certainly one of the hottest artists of our time. His Street-Art artworks suddenly appear in the most unusual places. The...

The brand „Adlon“ remains exclusively reserved for the Berlin luxury hotel Adlon Kempinski. The first instance court of the European Union (EuG) in Luxembourg dismissed a complaint of the sanitary products manufacturer Kludi on Wednesday, which wanted to sell bathroom...

According to a recent decision of a US court in Texas, technology giant Apple has infringed five patents hold by Optis Wireless Technology and was sentenced in the first instance to pay damages of at least half a billion dollar. Apple has announced taking the decision...

Currently, there are intensive reports on the active Remdesivir from the US pharmaceutical giant Gilead. Chemically, the substance is a 1′-cyano 4-aza-7,9-didesazaadenosine C analogue of adenosine: It is a monophosphoramidate prodrug that is converted by metabolism...

Enforceable intellectual property rights in Europe are of great strategic and economic importance. Many companies, especially from the Far East, are therefore interested in getting their international applications granted quickly in at least one European heartland....

Union brands, which have a unitary effect in all EU member states within the common market, have proven to be important tools in European competition. The final legal jurisdiction has been shifted from the national courts to the ECJ as the final instance. However, a...

Halloumi is a cheese made from sheep’s and goat’s milk, traditionally produced in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is particularly typical for the Cypriot cuisine. It is also very popular in Germany, especially among BBQ lovers, because it keeps its shape during grilling...

On 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. BREXIT will also change the IP landscape in Europe. While the field of patents will hardly be affected, as membership in the EPC is not linked to membership in the EU (and the time lag to the European...

On the day before Christmas last year, an application was filed for the Union trade mark 018171380 for classes 35, 36, 41 and 42. The services covered range from marketing and sales promotion, financial and cultural activities to the provision of scientific...