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Genuine use of the Community trademark and interpretation discrepancies
Last Updated (Wednesday, 03 February 2010 07:18) Written by Guérin Caroline Wednesday, 03 February 2010 07:15
On January 15, 2010, the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) made a surprising decision concerning the interpretation of the unchanging definition of the genuine use of a Community trademark. Indeed, even though it had long been understood as being valid provided that such use is made in at least one of the European Union’s Member States (see Article 15 of the Community Trademark Regulation and the Joint Statements by the Council and European Commission), the BOIP considered that such interpretation was erroneous.Read more: Genuine use of the Community trademark and interpretation discrepancies
iPad by Apple: make sure to dot your “i”s and cross your “t”s
Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 08:52) Written by Guérin Caroline Tuesday, 02 February 2010 08:49
Forerunner in technological innovation matters in the past years, Apple once again drawn attention to itself by announcing the launching of the iPad, a tablet touch.
Besides criticisms as regards the handling of this product and its name ( "pad" being a synonym of "sanitary napkin" or "stuffing"...), many expressions of incomprehension arose concerning the lack of an in-depth research before choosing such a name.
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Legal downloading platforms strike back
Last Updated (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:16) Written by Guérin Caroline Wednesday, 27 January 2010 12:51
Since online music downloading began to spread in the early 2000s, questions regarding enforcement of copyright and neighbor rights arose in practice, especially because controlling Internet users was no easy task and that the freedom the Internet provided left the door open to breaches of law. In order to set rules for this generalized practice, legal (lucrative) online downloading websites were created, and this new consumer trend for musical works became even more popular as traditional supports like CDs started to be seen as obsolete by most users.
Luxo A.S. sues Pixar for trademark infringement
Last Updated (Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:00) Written by Guérin Caroline Wednesday, 27 January 2010 12:40
In 1986, John Lasseter created an animated short to promote the know-how of his new company, and depicted the "Luxo Jr." desk lamp to show the special effects Pixar was able to design.
After having won an Oscar nomination for the first “Best Animated Short Film”, the lamp became the mascot for the studio, notably present before and after every feature film, and sometimes in specific variations (e.g. in “Cars” it stood for the zero in the “Celebrating 20 Years” message, and in “Wall E” the little robot changes its bulb).
Trademark protection in France
Last Updated (Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:09) Written by Olivier Laidebeur Thursday, 14 January 2010 09:06
France’s first legislation regarding Trademarks dates back to the nineteen century. 70 000 French Trademark applications are nowadays filed every year.
What is a French Trademark?
The French Trademark Law states that any symbol which may be represented graphically and is used to distinguish a company's products and services is a Trademark. The Trademark will have to possess a distinctive character or nature.
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