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

The IPKat

By decision of 24 January 2024 ( T-537/22 ), the General Court of the European Union (GC) confirmed the validity of the Registered Community Design (RCD) by Lego A/S (Lego) “Building blocks from a toy building set” by stating that an RCD is invalid only if all its features are excluded from protection. Lego appealed.

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Advocate General vs. German Supreme Court – Does the use of four rings on a car grille infringe Audi’s trademark?

The IPKat

As the CJEU held in Ford Motor Company , Art. This provision states: An EU trade mark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit a third party from using, in the course of trade [.] The court referred the following (partly shortened and paraphrased) questions to the CJEU: (a) Does Art. Non-identical parts could be considered tuning.

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Use It or Lose It: How to Acquire and Protect your Trademarks

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Unlike patents or copyrights which protect specific products or works, a trademark distinguishes your company from others. The important thing to remember with trademarks is that they must always function to identify your company as the source of the goods or services. Your company name, the names of your products etc.

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Swiss Supreme Court invalidates the Nespresso Capsule 3D Mark

The IPKat

The respondent and counterplaintiff, Ethical Coffee Company, developed a biodegradable coffee capsule (based on vegetable fibers and starch) compatible with the Nespresso system. In 2011, Nestlé secured a preliminary injunction in Switzerland, based on its registered 3D mark, against Ethical Coffee Company's capsules.

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Reckless DMCA Deindexing Pushes NASA’s Artemis Towards Black Hole

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For an increasing number of OnlyFans and Instagram models, hiring companies that offer cut-price DMCA takedown services may seem like the perfect solution. Blundering DMCA takedown notices sent by a company calling itself DMCA Piracy Prevention Inc. Registered at the same address is a company with remarkably similar details.

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