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Zara vs. Boungiorno and the possibility (or not) of using third-party trademarks

Garrigues Blog

regarding the use of the ZARA trademark. We will examine the impact of the ruling in cases involving the use of third-party trademarks. Buongiorno was an internet and mobile telephone network provider that, in 2010, launched an advertising campaign for a paid subscription to a messaging service for receiving content via SMS.

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Proving genuine use of an EU trademark to defeat revocation proceedings

The IPKat

Background Gufic Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicines, registered in 2010 the word mark “Gufic” for goods in Classes 3, 5, and 29. Hecht Pharma filed a revocation action in the EUIPO on the ground that the extent of trademark use had not been sufficiently demonstrated. Not a trademark?

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The Supreme Court confirms that a third party may not use the ZARA trademark.

Garrigues Blog

The Supreme Court has confirmed that the use of another’s trademark to identify the prize in an advertising campaign constitutes an act of trademark infringement and ordered the infringer to pay compensation for damages. regarding the use of the ZARA trademark, as previously discussed here.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. Erik Pelton® has been making trademarks bloom since 1999 ® as the founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. 2010: [link].

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

Kashishipr

Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Here in this article, we shall shed light on the relationship between Trademark Law and the hospitality sector in India.

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Can Slogan Be Registered As A Trademark? – EU Perspective

IP and Legal Filings

Slogans are brief, memorable words that are commonly used in advertising to promote a specific company. Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. Using a mark as an advertising slogan, on the other hand, does not prevent it from being registered as a trademark.

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

He was unmistakably aware of the nuances regarding colours in trademark law. Broadly speaking, trademarks are of two types: traditional and non-traditional. [1] Notwithstanding the essence of this finding, this is too narrow an interpretation of the true spirit of trademark law. NLSI Rev 67, 73 (2010). [11]