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Consumer Ombudsman tightens evaluation of environmental claims
Environmental regulation is currently undergoing significant change, as the EU Commission issued a directive proposal on March 22, 2023, concerning...
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DEPP v HEARD: THOUGHTS ON DEFAMATION LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE NORDICS
The weeks-long civil trial between Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard recently concluded, resulting in an American jury reaching a...
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General Court: EUTM for tyres filed in bad faith to take advantage of lack of protection of competitor’s mark in Bulgaria
In Univers Agro EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (T‑592/20), the General Court (Ninth Chamber) has dismissed the action...
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Supreme Administrative Court finds likelihood of confusion between PUMA and RUMA despite significant conceptual differences
By a decision of 14 April 2021 (Dnro 20101/03.04.04.00.05/2020), the Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a decision of the Market Court,...
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Supreme Court refers SodaStream bottle refelling and relabelling case to CJEU
On 9 March 2021 the Finnish Supreme Court decided to stay the national proceedings and requested the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to...
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Major trademark victory for Booking.com at the US Supreme Court
Booking.com, an enterprise that maintains a travel-reservation website by the same name, sought US federal registration for the mark “Booking.com”....
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