Trademark parody is what happens when somebody apes another person’s trademark without their consent for a comic or satirical effect. It is a parody if the distinctive function of the original (host) trademark is not appropriated by...

It’s a pleasure to collaborate with lawyers from other countries. Professionally, we often work with Ben Natter of Natter & Natter, an intellectual property law firm in New York. Among the firm’s specialties are...

Whenever a trademark registration application is submitted, the applicant has to take the obligation to use the trademark very seriously. Only if it is used does a distinctive sign do its job of singling out one product from all the...

Who doesn’t recognize an Apple store at first sight? That was one of the main reasons why in 2010 Apple Inc. started the process of registering its business model as a three-dimensional trademark. Apply took two trademarks it already...

Who doesn’t feel like a break? Let’s talk about chocolate bars and three-D trademarks! On 8 July 2010, Nestlé applied for protection of a three-dimensional trademark for its Kit Kat chocolate bar in the UK. Each bar is engraved...

On this occasion let me introduce you to my colleague and friend Lucia Tamayo, she obtained her J.D. in 2012 at Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia. Ever since she has focused on Intellectual Property Law, having practical...

There’s a big commotion amongst fans of the fearless reporter Tintin, whose copyright was controlled in the beginning by Les Estudios Herge.  However, after the death of author George Remi (better known as Herge), there...