On 6 October 2015 the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the possible extension of geographical indication (GI) protection of the European Union (EU) to non-agricultural products. The resolution…

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given a preliminary ruling on questions relating to Nestlé’s three-dimensional trademark application representing the shape of a four finger chocolate-coated…

LexDellmeier IP Law Firm is looking for a German qualified Attorney at Law (Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin) as of 1 March 2016 or earlier. For more information please see our ad in German…

This year LexDellmeier has accepted two interns through the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) Student Trainee Exchange Programme. It is my pleasure to be working with the LexDellmeier team from…

The European General Court (EGC) rejected the application for registration as a Community Trademark (CTM) of a three-dimensional sign of the shape of a rectangular games box consisting of a system of sliding racks…

The 8th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015: “Effective Innovation Policies for Development” is the result of a collaboration between Cornell University, the international business school INSEAD, and…

On 1 August 2015, the second part of OHIM's (Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market) updated Guidelines entered into force.

Since 2013, the Knowledge Circles of OHIM which involves staff from different…

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that one must be strict when comparing a word mark with a three-dimensional mark in order to prevent right owners from monopolizing product shapes by obtaining word…

On 1 July 2015, the European General Court (EGC) adopted new Rules of Procedure which replace the Rules of Procedure of 1991.

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The European General Court (EGC) rules that a word with laudatory connotations may be registered as a trade mark if it does not specifically describe the goods and services and not all of its meanings are…

The German Federal Court of Justice ruled on two aspects of trade mark law in its recent decision. The conclusion of the Court was, firstly, that a mark which is registered in black and white is not identical with…

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The European General Court (EGC) dissmissed the appeal of the Swatch AG against the Community Trademark (CTM) application “SWATCHBALL“ by Panvision Europe Ltd (Judgment dated 19 May 2015; Case No.: T‑71/14).

Bac…

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The European General Court (EGC) decided that the chequerboard pattern device mark of Louis Vuitton is not distinctibe and therefore has to be declared null and void  (Judgment dated 21 April 2015; Case No.:…

The EGC decided that a likelihood of confusion between the word device/mark “Skype” and the word mark “SKY” exists (Judgment dated 5 May 2015; Case No.: T‑184/13).

Background of the Case and Subject Matter

On…