In 2023, Mercedes applied to the EUIPO to register the following EU figurative trademark covering classes 12 and 28 for car radiator grilles, games and toys, but it was partially rejected on the basis that it depicts the goods and is non-distinctive. 🙅♀
A small Barcelona bakery just pulled off a giant upset against plant-based food giant, Impossible Foods! 🤯
The High Court in Mumbai recently handed down an interesting ruling that backfired in the intellectual property world. 🤯
Can the name of a car interfere with the name of an organisation protecting sea lions? 🚗
‘Delete all IP law’. This was the tweet recently posted by Jack Dorsey – Twitter founder and former CEO of Square shocked the tech world by posting a tweet that to many sounds like a manifesto for anarchy in the digital era.
Imagine launching innovative AR glasses called “Spectacles,” only for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to say the name isn’t unique enough for a brand.
A kiss cam is just some harmless fun until it captures a moment that sends shockwaves through a billion-dollar company.
Austrian property developer Josef Kleindienst, known for his ambitious real estate projects in the United Arab Emirates, has decided to challenge the owners of the ‘007’ trademark.
In 2021, RiseandShine Corporation, the manufacturer of ‘RISE’ coffee drinks, sued PepsiCo, accusing it of trademark infringement by marketing the energy drink ‘MTN DEW RISE ENERGY’.
Ford Motor Company has recently filed a trademark application for “Model E” in Mexico. This move has started speculation about the automaker’s electric vehicle strategy in the country. 🧐
