Egg-citing Trademark Dispute: Verpoorten vs. Nordik Over Advocaats

Enjoying the Easter weather, I would like to introduce you to a dispute relating to eggs and, more specifically, to the advocaat made from them, i.e. an alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar and brandy.šš£š„š„
Easter and Trademarks: Protecting Holiday Traditions Worldwide

Various trade marks relating to Easter have been registered at intellectual property offices around the world.š
Exploring Positional Trademarks

Positional trade marks are another group of signs that can be registered as a trade mark. Although they are not distinctive themselves, they can function as trade marks by placing graphical elements in a particular place of a given product.
How to register a trademark effectively and quickly?

One of the important elements is the compatibility of the goods and services you indicate in
your application with the Nice Classification, which allows you to better define the goods and
services you want to protect.
Fairy Tale Characters: Branding and Trademark Protection

Surely you know that using the image of characters
well-known and beloved from all kinds of fairy tales is an excellent marketing trick that often contributes to increased sales of such products.
Appealing EUIPO Trademark Refusals: Navigating Your Path to Registration

Have you ever wondered what if the EUIPO refuses to register your trademarkā¢ļø? Can you then still do something about it? The answer is YES!
Financial Support for Trademark Registration in the EU

If you are considering registration of a trademarkā¢ļø in the European Union, it is important to know about
the possibility of obtaining financial support for such
a trademarkā¢ļø application!
Understanding Absolute Grounds for Refusal in Trademark Protection

As you surely already know, not all trademarksā¢ļø are accepted by the EUIPO.
Absolute grounds for refusal of trademarkā¢ļø protection include, inter alia, incompatibility of a sign with public policy or acceptable principles of morality.
Trademarking Slogans: Navigating the Process and Legal Precedents

Have you ever wondered whether a slogan can be registered as a trademarkā¢ļø?
Slogan is a catchphrase or short phrase that promotes
or advertises something and is
usually a multi-word sequence conveying a meaning perceived as laudatory or promotional
Exploring Unconventional Trademarks

You already know the basic types of trademarks – word marks, graphic marks or word and
graphic marks as well as examples of them!
But have you ever heard about NON-CONVENTIONAL sound trademarks?