On March 15, 2019 WIPO has published its press release entitled “WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Grow by 12% to Reach New Record in 2018”. By virtue of their intellectual property rights, trademark owners are granted protection against domain name registrants who … Read More
Trademarks
Trademark Law update in Spain
The Royal Decree-Law 23/2018 was approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers on December, 21 2018. The new law amends the current trademark Law 17/2001 dated from December,7 2001. It adopts new trademark regulations in the domain of rail transport … Read More
Nice classification has just been updated. The new version will be applicable from 1st January 2019.
Nice classification’s new version has been available since August 15, 2018. It corresponds to the version of Nice classification’s eleventh edition of 2019, applicable since January 1, 2017. This new version will come into force on January 1, 2019 and … Read More
De l’importance de la signification des signes dans l’analyse du risque de confusion entre deux marques
Selon l’article L.713-3 du Code français de la propriété intellectuelle, pour retenir qu’un signe imite une marque antérieure, il est nécessaire qu’il existe une similarité entre les signes en cause et que les produits ou services soient identiques ou similaires. … Read More
On the importance of the meaning of signs when analysing the danger of confusion between two trademarks
According to article L.713-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code, in order to allow that a sign imitates an earlier trademark, a similarity must exist between the signs in question and the products or services must be identical or similar. … Read More
Fraudulent invoices, a worrying trademark scam
Faced with cumbersome administrative procedures and numerous incoming letters, companies are facing a very worrying kind of fraud. This takes the form of fraudulent invoices from companies pretending to be official bodies domiciled abroad in order to collect payments for … Read More
Thailand adheres to International Brand
Starting from November 7th, 2017, the Madrid Protocol will formally host its 99th member : Thailand, thereby underscoring the importance of this international system of trademark registration. In force since April 1996, the Madrid Protocol is a treaty, administred by the … Read More
The revised trademarks law in the Caymans Island
Starting August 1, 2017, the Caymans Island have implemented new dispositions in trademarks law, following the implementation of the Trade Marks Law 2016. This new law was expected, and repeals the old law – The Patents and Trade Marks Law … Read More
Cyberattacks: the need to adopt an adequate defence strategy for trademarks
Cyberattacks: a political phenomenon On Friday 5, 2017, the day before the presidential elections in France, the French political movement “La République en marche!” of Emmanuel Macron, elected since president of France, was targeted by a cyberattack. A cyberattack refers … Read More
