CJEU recently clarified that regardless of whether products are intended for export to countries outside of EU or within EU, Article 13 of Regulation 1151/2012 applies. In case C-159/20 concerning the use of “Feta”, “Danish Feta” and “Danish Feta cheese” on cheese produced in Denmark and intended for export outside of EU, the CJEU found […]
January 1, 2019, the new Trademark Act came into force ‘. The law implements Directive 2015/2436 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks. According to the legislator, the purpose of the amendment is to
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BREXIT – Good News for Holders of Registered EU Trademarks and Designs There has long been uncertainty about how the UK authorities would handle Brexit in relation to EU trademark and design rights. Recently, focus has been on the tumultuous process that has taken place in parliament, and now 1½ months away from Brexit day
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On 26 November 2019, the EU acceded to the Lisbon Agreement, which creates an international system for the protection of geographical indications of origin. Geographical indications of origin have so far been protected by the Paris Convention and it has been up to the individual Member States to implement rules in their trademark laws in
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