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Now in its sixth year, Class 46 is dedicated to European trade mark law and practice. This weblog is written by a team of enthusiasts who want to spread the word and share their thoughts with others.


	TUESDAY, 24 JUNE 2008 FIAT will not step back The Polish website Onet.pl reports recent troubles of Italian carmaker FIAT with the Chinese government regarding the advertising of FIAT's new car - the Lancia Delta. On Friday, the company from Turin officially admitted that such advertising may "offend the sensibility of the Chinese nation" but the disputed movie is not intended to interfere with the political system of any country, especially the People's Republic of China. FIAT's spokesperson told the news that FIAT will continue to promote its car and they will not withdraw this controversial ad from their marketing campaign. Posted by: Tomasz Rychlicki @ 08.46 Tags: Advertising, freedom of expression, Italy,

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France: eBay heavily condemned

Spain – The Spanish Supreme Court rejects the registration of “BANK ON LINE” (plus device) for class 36.

Singapore: yes for Denmark, but not yet for Greenland and Faroes

Erdgas, Ergas similar, despite conceptual differences

Botox escapes 'genericity' trap

Trade marks protected against silent freedom of speech

Sweden Annual report for 2007

New online guide to trade mark cancellations

Switzerland: New Provisions on Counterfeit and Pirated Goods

ICANN approves rules for new TLDs

Sunrise over the Netherlands this September

ECJ and dilution: the Advocate General advises in Intel v CPM

Polar and Polaris held insufficiently similar to confuse discerning consumers

OHIM – measuring success.

Video tour of OHIM's new website

L'Altra and Alba -- marks of a different mode

ZIPCAR, CICAR and conceptual distinctions

German Federal Patent Court: Insolvency of the trade mark proprietor and trade mark renewal fees

Google abandons "Gmail" in Germany

German Federal Patent Court: "MEN/MISS"

WIPO: FerdinandPorsche.com

FIAT will not step back

Rectified reclaimed

Massive reputation of SPA in Benelux blocks MINERAL SPA CTM

Latest ETMR

WIPO: Yell Limited v. Yell.travel

Next week in the ECJ

Recent rational ruling

Polish PDO's problems

How NOT to advertise drugs in Poland

Wines are different, CFI tells Coke

No similarity, no detriment

European Union flag gets Art 6ter protection in Lithuania

Latest Alicante News now published

The Hungarian Patent Office's annual report for 2007 available for download

No return for appellant in Boomerang appeal

UKIPO: Save functionality on the on-line Form TM3

Marketing: is now the time to spend on packaging, not advertising?

WIPO: Iceland designations - new fees from 19 July 2008

Germany: Trade Mark dispute over name of a brothel

Kosovo -- more time to file those revalidations

Reclaim the windows

Sports sponsorship can be bad news for brand owners

SOFT BLUE appeal fails

Lego argues its case before the CFI

ECJ rules in 'bubbles' case

CFI can't rectify an implicit decision

Volailles de Loué PGI spec amended

Spain – when is the applicant acting in bad faith when filing an application for a trade mark?

Korean GIs come to Europe -- and you have two months in which to comment

Tuesday Trade Mark Treats: EURO 2008

A new OHIM web site on 1 July 2008

FANTASTIKA not likely to be confused with FANTA

ECJ forthcoming attractions

The saga of the SAGA

Savile Row Bespoke

UK: Revised Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines with specific guideline for trade mark offences

Working Group proposes replacement of "tacit acceptance" regime

Global branding for a family-owned cult wine: can it be done?

Casatella Trevigiana gains PDO status

Bundesgerichtshof: "THE HOME STORE"

Spanish government to invest in “Made in Spain”.

New geographical indications registered

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