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Recent posts include:
Scottish Glens, German Whisky and the question: Are you befuddled?
Glen is a Gaelic word with a wonderful lyrical sound to it and reminiscent of idyllic remote Scottish valleys with the mists from the last rain perpetually lingering over their green slopes. Also, it happens that 31 out of 116 Scottish distilleries producing "Scotch Whisky", as protected by this geographical indication, are named after the glen in which they are located – Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, and many other fine drops. But is that enough to enjoin the use of "Glen" by a distillery outside of Scotland?
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Violation of EUTM or RCD is not IP offence - Finnish Supreme Court
In its judgment of 26 April 2018 (case KKO:2018:36), the Finnish Supreme Court has confirmed that a violation of a Union regulation based trade mark or design right is not punishable as an intellectual property offence in Finland, because the wording of the intellectual property offence in the Criminal Code of Finland only covers a violation of national laws.
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