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A Ferrari Testarossa from 1988 seen in the Auto & Technik Museum in Sinsheim, Germany, July 29, 2017. (Uli Deck/ dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The European Union’s ...

In Karneolis LTD v. EU Intellectual Property Office and Match Group LLC,[1] the EU General Court ruled in favour of Match Group LLC, the dating app conglomerate that owns and operates, among others, ...

The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled on whether a trade mark made up of a designer’s surname can be ...

An Original Impossible Burger, left, and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger, are shown in this photo in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) BRUSSELS (CN) — In a classic David-versus-Goliath showdown ...

Nestle has been locked in a blockbuster legal war with US rival Mondelez, maker of Cadbury chocolate, over the four-fingered wafer biscuit which was first sold in 1935. In a closely watched case, the ...

In most cases, the General Court is the final level of appeal for EU trademark disputes. Olivier Lombardo of Dennemeyer & Associates analyses five of the most compelling decisions from this year so ...

The article reviews recent developments in EU and Polish trademark law, focusing on the strict requirements for distinctiveness and genuine use, as well as the limits of trademark protection in ...

Brands now have a better idea of what will pass the test after the EU General Court set a new threshold for distinctiveness, explains João Pereira Cabral of Inventa. On September 10, 2025, the EU ...