Russian Sanctions: Intellectual Property Rights Also Affected
Article 12g of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014
concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine “No Russia Clause”
Virtual Goods in the Spotlight – The General Court Issues a Landmark Ruling on Whether a Trademark for Virtual Goods Possesses Distinctive Character
Virtual Goods in the Spotlight – The General Court Issues a Landmark Ruling on Whether a Trademark for Virtual Goods Possesses Distinctive Character.
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf Confirms Legal Protection for McCain’s Smiley-Shaped Potato Products
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf Confirms Legal Protection for McCain’s Smiley-Shaped Potato Products
Registrability of slogans as trademark
Registrability of slogans as trademark. Slogans can be registered as trademarks if they fulfil specific criterions.
Similarity in weakly distinctive elements
„SANYTOL” und „SANITEB” sind aufgrund der Warenidentität und der Bekanntheit von SANYTOL verwechselbar – auch wenn sie nur im kennzeichnungsschwachen Bestandteil „sanyt“/„sanit“ übereinstimmen.
“Climate–neutral” cannot be used in advertising without further explanatory information
Advertising with the term “climate neutral” can be misleading. Consumers must be informed in advertising how climate neutrality is achieved.
Hamburg Regional Court Decides: Creation of AI Training Datasets Does Not Infringe Copyright
In a groundbreaking judgment, the Hamburg Regional Court has decided that the creation of AI training datasets is permissible as text and data mining under § 60d of the German Copyright Act (UrhG). This decision is of great importance for the open-source community and the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Technical article brand protection in the metaverse
The essay “Brand Protection in the Metaverse” highlights the legal challenges and opportunities that Web 3.0 offers companies.
Contrary opinion of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf and the Regional Court of Cologne regarding the production of photos of photo wallpapers and their publication.
The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf denies copyright infringement by taking and publishing photos of photo wallpapers – the Regional Court of Cologne is not sharing this view in its two most recent decisions.
According to the General Court, the figurative mark “Compton” is registrable as trademark
The city of Compton near Los Angeles is not well known to clothing buyers. “Compton” is therefore not a straightforward descriptive reference.