Introduction In its recent judgment of 11/10/2023, related to another conflict between the marks HALLOUMI (national certification trademark) and GRILLOUMI (EU trademark), the General Court of the EU provided a new definition of likelihood of confusion for the cases where the earlier mark is a certification...
AI and Intellectual Property Every day, news about Artificial Intelligence (AI) fills the media, often highlighting negative aspects, such as the creation of fake photographs of celebrities or even strikes by screenwriters in Hollywood demanding protection against AI. However, rather than succumbing to the usual pessimism,...
Plausibility, sufficiency, and inventive step in patents In the field of intellectual property, the term “plausibility” is commonly used to refer to the “trustworthiness” or “credibility” of an invention claimed in a patent application. While its origin is still in discussion among experts, the concept of “plausibility”...
In early May, the EU Parliament and Council concluded a political agreement to protect geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products, such as ceramics from La Bisbal or from Talavera, embroidery from Lagartera, inlaid pottery from Granada, damascene from Toledo, cuckoo clocks, etc. Currently, although...
The US Supreme Court ruled on 18 May that the Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) infringed the copyright of the celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith by licensing a silkscreen print created by Andy Warhol with Prince’s face based on a photo of which she was the author. A...
Consumers’ actions and decisions today are certainly determined by many psychological, sociological, and cultural elements. This is the reason why companies are more and more concerned about these issues and are trying to take actions by actively being involved in social movements. Well-developed brand activism, because...
Different figures have appeared in the last few years, known as streamers, content creators, Youtubers, Tiktokers, etc. broadly referred to as influencers but, who are these influencers, and why do they matter so much? Influencers engage audiences that follow them through all over the social media...
Today, 1 June 2023, the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) come into operation. This marks the beginning of a new professional era for patent attorneys in Europe. The new patent system opens more options to obtain protection for inventions or technical innovations,...
What is the SME Fund? As informed regarding previous calls, the "Ideas Powered for Business" SME Fund is a grant programme designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) rights. It is a European Commission initiative implemented...
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