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Trademark registration: Banksy laughs last and longest

Garrigues Blog

It contended that the registration sought only to circumvent copyright provisions In particular, the fact that any enforcement initiatives would require the author to disclose his identity, thus waiving his preciously guarded anonymity. Finally, the Board holds that there is no requirement to use the mark prior to registration.

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Trademark registration: Banksy laughs last and longest

Garrigues Blog

It contended that the registration sought only to circumvent copyright provisions In particular, the fact that any enforcement initiatives would require the author to disclose his identity, thus waiving his preciously guarded anonymity. Finally, the Board holds that there is no requirement to use the mark prior to registration.

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Coffee capsules, reels and vacuum cleaner bags:  Can you protect the industrial design of components?

Garrigues Blog

This latter characteristic means that there must be differences between the new design, when viewed overall, and the designs that existed prior to the registration application. of Regulation 6/2002. of Regulation 6/2002). of Regulation 6/2002, in which the component part is necessary for maintenance, servicing or repair work.

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Another “brick” in Lego’s modular systems design protection

The IPKat

The GC recalled that “a design is declared invalid, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Regulation No 6/2002, only in the case where all of its characteristics are excluded from protection. In the meantime many competitors have entered the market with their “bricks” that perfectly combine with Lego’s bricks.

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CJEU confirms that partial designs may be protected as unregistered designs (but conditions apply)

The IPKat

In it, the CJEU confirmed that an Unregistered Community Design under Regulation 6/2002 may vest in a partial design (which the CJEU defines as “a section of the ‘whole’ that is the product”). 4(2) of Regulation 6/2002 [i.e., 11(2) of Regulation 6/2002 (para. 11(2) of Regulation 6/2002 (para. 6(1) of Regulation 6/2002.

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Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too

IPilogue

Background Banksy’s graffiti artwork Laugh Now first appeared in Brighton, England, in 2002. A trademark holder must make “genuine use” of a registration by using it to acquire market share in relation to distinguishable goods or services. Ultimately, the EUIPO declared the trademark registration of Laugh Now invalid.

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Attars and Agarbattis: Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions through non-conventional Trademarks

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Olfactory marketing is not only employed by restaurants for their food, but is also often utilized in supplementing branding because just like a logo, it helps the consumer identify the experience associated with a service or product. Issues and Barriers to the Registrability of Smell-marks. Tahhira Somal.

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