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May 23, 2013
Retailer Marks & Spencer infringed Interflora’s trade marks when it bought keywords using the latter’s brand name, Mr Justice Arnold ruled this week
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May 08, 2013
Nothing highlights the varying attitudes to IP around the world like trade negotiations. In an interview with the INTA Daily News yesterday, Anders Jessen of the European Commission talked through the multiple trade deals Europe is in the process of negotiating, and explained how cultural and intellectual differences drive such agreements.
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May 07, 2013
Peter Leung reviews the latest discussions on the relationship between geographical indications and trademarks, ahead of today's session.
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May 06, 2013
On Friday, the European Trade Mark and Design Network (TMDN) published its first Common Communication, setting out the differences between European trademark offices in how they interpret class headings.
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May 04, 2013
OHIM has undergone a radical transformation since it opened in 1996. It still registers CTMs and RCDs but now coordinates IP enforcement action in the EU, spearheads projects to streamline operations between national offices and oversees a technical convergence program
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May 03, 2013
IP offices in the EU have revealed what scope of protection they will give to trade marks in the wake of the Court of Justice’s decision in IP Translator
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April 18, 2013
Managing IP presented trophies to the outstanding firms in 70 categories last night, as well as in-house and individual achievement awards. Here are all the winners
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April 02, 2013
Proposals to reform EU trade mark law were finally published last week – and included a nice surprise for trade mark owners
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March 11, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and trials taking place this week
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March 01, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and court cases taking place this week
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February 25, 2013
Managing IP’s Global Awards Dinner recognising outstanding work in IP in the past year takes place in London on April 17. Winners will be selected from the following shortlists
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February 22, 2013
Owners of registered Community trade marks cannot use their marks to defend infringement actions based on a senior CTM, Europe’s highest court has ruled
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February 19, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related hearings, meetings and decisions taking place this week
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February 11, 2013
National trade mark offices in Europe will have to abandon examination on relative grounds and introduce opposition and invalidation procedures, under changes to the EU Trade Marks Directive to be proposed by the European Commission
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February 11, 2013
Community trade marks (CTMs) will be re-named European trade marks (ETMs) and OHIM will become the European Union Trade Marks and Designs Agency, according to draft European Commission proposals seen by Managing IP
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February 11, 2013
The European Commission is set to propose slashing the costs of applying for and renewing Community trade marks, according to documents seen by Managing IP
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February 08, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related trials and conferences taking place this week
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February 04, 2013
Restauranteur Giuseppe Cipriani cannot use the words "by G Cipriani" or "managed by Giuseppe Cipriani" on restaurants in the UK, a judge has ruled
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February 04, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related cases and events taking place this week
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January 29, 2013
Although applications for Community trade marks (CTMs) continued to rise last year, opposition and appeal filings fell. James Nurton examines whether IP owners’ strategies are changing