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CJEU Ruling Denies Forfeiture Of Trade Mark Rights Through Inactivity And Underscores The Importance Of Timely Trade Mark Registration

In a judgment of 1 August 2025 in the case of Lunapark Scandinavia Oy Ltd vs. Hardeco Finland Oy (C-452/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union...

European Union IP

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Simont Braun

Protection Of National Trademarks Against Stocking Elsewhere Within The European Union

CJEU clarifies that a national trademark holder can prevent a third party from stocking infringing goods in another Member State if those goods are intended for sale in the country where the trademark is protected.

European Union IP

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Simont Braun

Building Blocks Of Design Law: CJEU Rules On LEGO Group Modular Design Protection

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently issued a landmark judgment in the LEGO Group case (C-211/24) concerning the scope of EU design protection for modular systems.

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Crowell & Moring LLP

EU Funding For SMEs When Registering Their Industrial Property Rights

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the European Union that apply to register their industrial property rights this year can recover up to 75 % of the official registration fees...

European Union IP

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Brussels Court Of Appeal Prohibits The Rebranding Of A Generic Pharmaceutical Into The Originator Reference Product In The Framework Of Parallel Import

Belgium Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Gaming & Law Series | Season 1 – Wrap Up

Belgium Media & IT

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Simont Braun

Compton Cases | Geographical Names As Fashion Trademarks

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Simont Braun

Future Foods Update | May 2024

Worldwide Healthcare

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Osborne Clarke

Prada's Driehoekpatroon (Grotendeels) Te Weinig Onderscheidend Om Voor Merkbescherming In Aanmerking Te Komen

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Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven

The Year Ahead For Intellectual Property: An International Perspective

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Osborne Clarke

WEBINAR VIDEO | Geographical Indications For Craft And Industrial Products: Navigating The New EU Legal Framework

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Altius

WEBINAR VIDEO | Saisie: Recent Developments

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Altius

Tax Advantage For Innovation In Belgium

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VO Patents & Trademarks

Replacement – A Way To Get Your Cloned Trademark Rights In The UK Covered By Your International Registration?

European Union IP

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Gevers

CJEU Ruling Denies Forfeiture Of Trade Mark Rights Through Inactivity And Underscores The Importance Of Timely Trade Mark Registration

European Union IP

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Simont Braun

Dutch Competition Authority Issues Positive Guidance On Sustainability Collaboration In The Metal Industry

Belgium Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

European Commission Proposes Biotech Act To Boost Health Biotechnology In The EU

Belgium Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

La nouvelle taxe sur les plus-values sur actifs financiers en Belgique

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Delsol Avocats

Belgium's Proposed Capital Gains Tax On Financial Assets

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Simont Braun

Metaverse Domains: Both A Virtue And A Vice For Trademarks Owners

You must have been living on Mars lately to not know that the metaverse is the next best thing. One can give several definitions to the metaverse, but – simply put...

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Gevers

The Protection Of Modern Databases Under The Sui Generis Database Right

Our digital economy has become more and more data driven. Databases today are increasingly generated and verified with the means of machines, sensors and other new technologies, for example Artificial Intelligence or the Internet of Things.

Belgium Media & IT

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Gevers

Infringements On IP Rights In The Metaverse: How To Handle Them And What Hurdles Are There To Take?

Today the metaverse is still a mystery to many. There are more questions than answers. Particularly in relation intellectual property rights ("IPR") infringements in these emerging worlds.

Belgium Technology

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Gevers

4 NFT Lawsuits To Follow

In a previous article ("NFT, THE NEW HYPE. WHAT ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS?") we took a closer look at Non Fungible Tokens or NFTs and explained what exactly these NFTs are.

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Astrea Law

Green-Branding In Fashion: A Trending Marketing Strategy

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Astrea Law

Trademarks & Designs | Fake Application Or Renewal Invoices!

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Simont Braun

Spanish Patents And EU Trademark Courts Get Ready For The MWC 2020

European Union IP

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Hogan Lovells

.GAY To Come Out Next Month

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Hogan Lovells

When "Sweet Water" Becomes Bitter

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Hogan Lovells

ECJ On Trade Mark Protection Of Quality Labels

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

French Legal And Regulatory Update - May 2019

European Union Government

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Hogan Lovells

Distinction Between Colour And Figurative Marks Is Crucial For Registration Purposes

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

McDonald's ‘Big Mac' Trade Mark Revoked By European Union Intellectual Property Office

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Trade Mark Registration Of STREAMS Rejected For Being Descriptive

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

French Legal And Regulatory Update - May 2019

The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering

European Union Government

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Hogan Lovells

Distinction Between Colour And Figurative Marks Is Crucial For Registration Purposes

The central question was whether a sign represented as a colour drawing (as above) can be registered as a colour mark.

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

McDonald's ‘Big Mac' Trade Mark Revoked By European Union Intellectual Property Office

The EUIPO then moved on to analyse the evidence put forward by McDonald's to prove genuine use.

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Trade Mark Registration Of STREAMS Rejected For Being Descriptive

On 31 January 2019, the General Court handed down its judgment in Case T-97/18, DeepMind Technologies Ltd. v. EUIPO, in which it denied the registration of the sign STREAMS as a trade mark for being descriptive ...

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Annuls EUIPO'S Refusal To Register Figurative Mark ‘Chiara Ferragni' As EU Trade Mark

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

3-D Pattern Covering Soles Of Birkenstock Shoes Cannot Be Protected As Figurative Mark

On 13 September 2018, the ECJ held in Case C-26/17P, Birkenstock v. EUIPO, that Birkenstock's pattern of wavy lines crisscrossing at right angles in a repetitive sequence could not be protected as a figurative mark.

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Debranding And Rebranding Imported Products Constitutes Trade Mark Infringement

On 25 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union held in case C-129/17, Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd & MCFE BV v. Duma Forklifts NV and GSI International BVBA, that the debranding and rebranding ...

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Of European Union Holds That Louboutin Red Soles Qualify For Trade Mark Protection

Instead, a definition must be provided by considering the usual meaning of the word ‘shape' in everyday language.

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Parallel Trade: Rebranding Of Generic Medicine To Originator Brand Name Constitutes Trade Mark Infringement

In reaching this conclusion, the Court referred to the Belgian regulatory framework which embraces the principle of "therapeutic freedom" which, as a rule, prohibits substitution in the deliverance of medicines.

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Benelux Countries Update Trade Mark Law

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Adidas Wins Battle Against Belgian Shoe Maker Over Three Parallel Stripes Trade Mark

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Second Advocate General Opinion In Louboutin Red Sole Trade Mark Case

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU Court Of Justice Clarifies Exhaustion Of Trade Mark Principles And Broadens Test For Economic Links Between Trade Mark Owners

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

No Likelihood Of Confusion Between Aldi's Buval Beer And Jupiler Trade Marks

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Refuses Trade Mark Protection For Red Bull's Colour Mark

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Clarifies Exhaustion Of Trademark Principles And Broadens Test For Economic Links Between Trademark Owners

European Union IP

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Portrait Photograph Deserves Trade Mark Protection

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU Court Of Justice Clarifies Genuine Use Requirement For Trade Marks

European Union IP

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU Court Of Justice Clarifies Scope Of Citation Limitation To Community Design Rights

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Advocate-General Of Court Of Justice Of European Union Issues Opinion On Louboutin's Red Sole

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Brussels Commercial Court: Parallel Imported Pharmaceuticals Must Comply With Latest Packaging

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Rules On Acquired Distinctive Character Of Kit Kat Shape Mark

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

Supreme Court Acknowledges Objective Justification For Parallel Importation Of Pharmaceuticals

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Finds Body-Builder Silhouette Is Descriptive And Cannot Be Registered As Trade Mark

European Union IP

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Van Bael & Bellis

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