Disputes over the use of third-party trademarks by campaigners in the run-up to this week’s UK referendum on EU membership have been widely reported. But a trademark for BREXIT has also been secured; and the owner tells World...
continue readingThe Rolling Stones in La Havana: an historic concert which is a symbol of the country’s opening illustrating the current transformation of the Cuban system. In the same way, the visit of the American President Barack Obama in Cuba a...
continue readingWelcome again Colombia! Lucia again collaborates with our blog. Our colleague Lucia obtained her J.D. in 2012 at Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia. Ever since she has focused on Intellectual Property Law, having practical...
continue readingTrademark 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...
continue readingIt’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...
continue readingWhenever 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...
continue readingWho 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...
continue readingWho 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...
continue readingOn 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...
continue readingThere’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...
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