The 4th International IP Enforcement Summit was held online on 22 and 23 June 2021. It gathered key actors to discuss ways to improve the protection and enforcement of IP rights globally in both the online and offline environments. The summit highlighted strategic and practical guidance and shared good practices. International IP Enforcement Summit 続きを読む“欧州連合知的財産庁(EUIPO) 商標_動画(embedded/playlist) vol.54”
Palais de la Cour de Justice, Kirchberg, Luxembourg
An European Union court ruled on Wednesday that the sound of a drink can opening, followed by several seconds of fizzing is not a trademark. German company Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings had applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register the noise made by its fizzy drinks cans.But the company was left feeling flat after being rejected on the grounds that the sound was not “distinctive” enough.
“The sound made by a drinks can being opened, followed by a silence of approximately one second and a fizzing sound lasting approximately nine seconds” is not a so-called sound mark, the European General Court said in a statement.
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BRUSSELS – US pop star Miley Cyrus has won the right to use her name as a trademark on a wide range of products in the European Union, after Europe’s top court on Wednesday annulled a decision by the EU patent office to limit the scope of her brand.The case dates to 2014 when the 28-year-old “Wrecking Ball” singer’s company Smiley Miley Inc. sought to trade mark MILEY CYRUS with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for audio and video discs, mobile phone cases, e-books, electronic board games, calendars and other goods
As of 17 May 2021, the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office of Egypt (TIDO) joins TMclass with goods and services in Arabic.This latest addition of TIDO brings the total number of national and regional IP offices in the tool, including ARIPO, OAPI, WIPO and EUIPO, to 82.