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#InstagramColours #lackofdistinctivenessf#
[10/03/2020] The famous social network Instagram was refused the registration of its colour gradient as a trademark in class 9 and 12 by the EUIPO (decisions of 20/09/2019 and...
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BrexitDay, keep calm!
[31/01/2020] Following the approval of the Withdrawal Agreement (Act 2020) by the EU Parliament, the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union as from 31...
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First sound trademark published by the INPI
[22/01/2020] As part of the transposition of the “Trademark Package”, the requirement for graphic representation, which was so far necessary to register a trademark, has been removed...
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Samoa Joins WIPO’s International IP Systems
[10/12/2019] On October the 2nd 2019, Samoa joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs and the Lisbon System on...
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Game over for Rubik’s cube
[28/11/2019] After several years of legal saga, the European Court declared the invalidity of the three-dimensional EU trademark Rubik’s cube on 24 October 2019. The famous Rubik’s...
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Refusal of “vente-privée” for Veepee
[18/11/2019] The French trademark no 13 4 055 655 has been registered since 2014 to designate, in particular, sales promotion for others. In 2016, the competitor, Showroomprive.com...
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Trademark package: adoption of the order of transposition into French law
[14/11/2019] The order transposing the EU Directive 2015/2436 2015/2436 of 16 December 2015 into French law was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 13 November. The text was...
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Israel Joins the Hague Agreement
[08/10/2019] On October 3rd 2019, Israel joined the Hague Agreement for the international registration of industrial designs. Israel becomes thus the 63rd member of the 1999 Act and 73rd...
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Vietnam Joins the Hague Agreement
[01/10/2019] On September 30th 2019, Vietnam joined the Hague Agreement for the international registration of industrial designs. Vietnam becomes thus the 61st member of the 1999 Act and...
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Malaysia’s accession to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks
[30/06/2019] On 27 September 2019, Malaysia joined the Madrid Protocol and became thus the 106th member of the System for the International Registration of Marks which now covers 122...
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Key step in the fight against fraudulent trademark applications in China
[27/06/2019] Further to the approval on the revision of the Trademark Law by the Standing Committee of the Congress, new amendments to the Chinese Trademark Law will become effective on...
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Adidas: the famous brand with three stripes is not distinctive enough!
[26/06/2019] In 2014, the sportswear company Adidas obtained registration of its European mark no 012442166, which consists of “three parallel stripes of identical width, applied in any...
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