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Trademark Usage
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Garrigues | Intellectual Property Blog
Use it or lose it: Madrid Provincial Appellate Court confirms the partial revocation of the Spanish Olympic Committee’s trademarks for non-use
By Garrigues
The Madrid Court confirms the partial revocation of several trademarks of the Spanish Olympic Committee due to non-use. The judgment underscores that neither reputation nor sector-specific protection can replace genuine…
The IPKat
From Braunschweig to Luxembourg: When local hospitality constitutes genuine use
Can a single steakhouse in a small German city establish genuine use of an international trade mark designating the EU for hotel and catering services? In Altendorfer v EUIPO (T-297/25),…
TheTMCA.com
Sales of “Own-Brand” Goods Meet The Use Requirements for “Retail Services”
By Ron Moscona, Sam Fitzgerald
The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) in the case of Rituals International Trademarks B.V. v Zheni Aleksieva confirmed that retail trade relating to…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
https://youtu.be/hq1ZXHPrTHQ?si=sV06XaJ9Vksv33vj Who really owns WallStreetBets? The man who created the subreddit, or the platform that hosted it? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler dive into…
China Law Blog
Navigating Trademark “Use” in China: Your Essential Guide
Navigating Trademark “Use” in China: Your Essential Guide Table of Contents The Cornerstone of Chinese IP Law: Understanding Trademark “Use” First-to-File vs. First-to-Use: China’s Nuance The Legal Framework: Where Trademark…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
What do muscles, the brain and trademarks have in common? In each case, the principle of “use it or lose it” applies
As trademark owners it is vital to not only use your registered trademark in a serious and thus rights-preserving manner, but also continuously take care to obtain and secure evidence…
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
Used Trademark For Sale
By Erin Ogden
Remember when I said that we’d have some follow-up to Carter’s Big Mac post? Well, here is one of those posts! Today, we’ll talk about what it means to “use”…
Italy Intellectual Property Blog
The use of a trademark in relation to specific registered goods: the recent decision of the EUIPO on the “K-WAY” trademark
With decision of May 8, 2023, the EUIPO Cancellation Division provided relevant clarification concerning the use of a trademark in relation to specific registered goods. Facts of the proceedings In April…
Canna Law Blog
Is Your Cannabis “Trademark Use” Merely Ornamental?
The notion of ornamental trademark use is foreign to many cannabis businesses. This is unfortunate, because it’s an important issue to understand in the cannabis industry, where the only federal…
China Law Blog
China Trademarks: Use It or Lose It
A trademark registrant in China is not required to use the trademark, but that could soon change. If a draft revision of China’s Trademark Law is adopted, registrants may be…