EU: domain names and trade marks

Trade Mark Treat of the day (31 December 2007)

Trade Mark News from the United Kingdom

Poland: Unfair Commercial Practices

Glenglassaugh brand set for a relaunch

Study on "typo squatting"

Domain tasters

WIPO: Transfer of "sex-hobbit.com"

Appenzell cheese one of the strongest Swiss brands

Heineken muscles in on Belarussian beer market

New spirit drinks regulation welcomed

Pussy Cat CTM cancellation fails

UNICRI report on counterfeits now available

When a coexistence agreement should be ignored

Switch from PGI to PDO sought

Latest European Trade Mark Reports

New Decision on Asset Recovery

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US trade mark owners manipulate EU trade mark law, says report

Harry Potter sequel 'possible'

Poland: No exclusive rights to MC

Jurisdiction to hear trade mark cases in Europe

Snide stinks

India decides to accede to Madrid

Swiss student versus UEFA: Watch’EM

Russia: Future president as vodka's trade mark?

Ukraine: Statistics for November 2007

Swiss Trade Mark Office annual report for 2006-2007

French trade mark PAGES JAUNES prevails over Pagesjaunes.com CTM application

Japanese Tobacco International to help fund war on fake cigarettes

Bulgaria: Legal Status Information for International trade marks designating Bulgaria now available

OHIM: closed to the public from 24 December 2007 - 2 January 2008 inclusive

Transfer of "ifpi.com"

Trade mark treat of the day

Serbian domain names to replace the old .yu

Transfer of "marlenedietrich.com"

UNICRI issues a report on counterfeiting

Libel damages for brand endorsement slur

Switzerland: from 1 July 2007 - publication of trade marks only on www.swissreg.ch

Paris name protected as a "territorial entity", French Court rules

Charcuterie marks not similar, rules CFI

"Loukoumi Yeroskipou" versus "Turkish Delight"?

German Federal Patent Court: opposition based on a converted Community trade mark application

Germany: Trade Mark Pirates out there to capture

US Senate approves Hague

Poland: Counterfeit goods still attractive for buyers

UK IPO: Intellectual Property Crime Report 2007

Transfer of the domain deutschebahn.com

OHIM: statistics for first half of 2007

Statistics and Annual Reports issued by Trade Mark Offices in Europe

Poland: 100.000 "Polish" EU TLDs

CFI allows Portela's appeal in BIAL

DENIC: evolution of the top level domain .de

Almost one million dot FR

New OHIM guidelines on opposition, cancellation and international marks

Coincidence is not evidence of bad faith

Poland: special courts for trade mark cases

PGI status for "Holsteiner Karpfen"

European "Friends of GIs" propose text for next Doha round

Amendments to the Croatian Trade Mark Act

Press apology for brand endorsement slur

Germany: new format for trade mark application numbers from 1 January 2008

MARQUES protests over subsidies

Poland: Google win back Google.com.pl

Switzerland: new examination procedure for three-dimensional trade marks

France: increase of new trade mark applications

Portugal's ready-to-wear "trade mark in an hour"

AVMS Directive gains EU Parliament approval

Hungary: new trade mark search service

Adidas, Marca Mode hearing this week

MARQUES Porto DVDs now available

Duel of the golden Easter bunnies

WIPO talking shop looks at economics of GIs

Bulgaria: more trade mark applications

Swedish Patent and Registration Office: "certified quality"