CJCE, 8 mai 2008, C-304/06P, EUROHYPO c/ OHMI. Même si « EUROHYPO » est très probablement compris du public allemand comme étant l’abréviation de « Europaoesche Hypothekenbank » (prêts hypothécaires européens) et reste entièrement descriptif de la nature des services que cette marque désigne, la présente décision rendue par la CJCE nous rappelle un argument …
On January 16, 2008, the Paris Court of Appeal denied similarity between the marks FREE and NIKE FREE by considering the reputation attached to NIKE. This decision is the exact opposite to ECJ findings in LIFE vs./ THOMSON LIFE. Confusion should remain for signs composed of both the company name and the mark keeping …
The French Trademarks and Patents Office is currently testing its new upcoming filing system for trademark applications. From next June or July this year, we will finally be able to file French trademark applications on line. The first version of the E-filing system will enable applicants or their IP lawyers to file an application directly …
The owner of a well known restaurant in New York City has sued a former employee who has opened another restaurant, which, she accuses, is a copy of hers. Rebecca Charles, owner of the Pearl Oyster Bar, claims that her former sous-chef, Ed McFarland, has stolen her intellectual property by opening Ed’s Lobster Bar, which …
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On March 14, 2007 The Paris First Degree Court has decided to pronounce the nullity of the trademark BOSS OF SCANDALZ STRATEGYZ filed by the famous French rapper Joey Starr. This decision is not only based on an appreciation in abstracto of the similarity between this mark and the mark BOSS /HUGO BOSS of the …
In April 2007, a new law on trademark renewals came into force in Syria. From now on, any existing trademark to be renewed will be subjected to an official examination and then will be published in the Syrian Official Gazette. Moreover, a 60-day opposition period will start running from the publication date during which any …
