Hommage de l OEB à l Office hongrois de la propriété intellectuelle à l occasion de son 125e anniversaire
1er mars 2021
er mars)
à l occasion de son 125
e anniversaire, l Office hongrois de la
propriété intellectuelle (HIPO) a reçu un message de félicitations du Président
de l OEB, M. António Campinos, mais aussi de représentants du
ministère hongrois de l innovation et des technologies, du ministère hongrois
des finances, ainsi que de l Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété
Intellectuelle (OMPI) et de l Office de l Union européenne pour la propriété
intellectuelle (EUIPO).
Dans son allocution, prononcée par visioconférence, M.
Bezos non-profit loses trademark case at EU court
25-02-2021
10-03-2016
The Bezos Family Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by the family of Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has lost its appeal against a trademark invalidation at the EU General Court.
The tenth chamber of the court delivered the judgment yesterday, February 24, affirming an earlier decision by the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and its boards of appeal. In doing so, it upheld the opposition of SNCF Mobilités, France s national state-owned railway company.
The dispute arose in December 2017, after the foundation filed an application for the registration of the word sign ‘Vroom’ as an EU trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
The danger of counterfeits bought on the Internet and delivered by post is frequently highlighted, but a new study has shown that container loads of high-value fakes shipped by sea continue to play a major role in this illegal global trade.
COVID-19 has brought volatility to the markets, changed trade routes and reshaped priorities, putting increased attention on the problem of counterfeiting, with fake personal protection equipment (PPE), medicine and now counterfeit vaccines.
A joint study, by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finds that maritime transport is a major channel for high-value counterfeits, with China the main source of fake goods seized on container ships.
FEATURE NEWS
In An Increasingly Digital World, The Theft of Intellectual Property is On The Rise: How Can Organizations Prepare? By Arti LoftusFebruary 23, 2021
Intangible assets, including inventions, software code, digital products, connected physical products, and data analytics, are becoming the fuel for the new global economy.
Over the last two decades, the volume of annual investments in intellectual property products increased by 87% in the EU, while the volume of tangible investments increased by only 30%, according to a study in 2020 conducted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Intellectual property (IP) rights are titles for patents, trade-marks, designs, copyright, geographical indications, plant variety rights, as well as trade secrets, which help companies and creators protect and value their intangible assets.
24 February 2021 By Phoebe French
Scottish actor Sam Heughan, who stars in historical drama series
Outlander, is appealing a ruling against his whisky brand after a German distiller successfully opposed his European trademark application.
Image: Sassenach Spirits
As reported by
The Times, Heughan was applying to register the trademark for his whisky brand The Sassenach so that it could be sold across Europe.
However, the move by Heughan’s firm The Great Glen Company was opposed by the Sasse distillery in Schoppingen.
According to official documents, the German distiller claimed that the term ‘Sassenach’ was too similar to its registered trademark ‘Sasse’, thus creating a likelihood of consumer confusion.