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AA Thornton and Venner Shipley’s combination creates a new kid on the block, but one which could rival the major UPC players
In our latest UPC update, we examine an important decision concerning the withdrawal of opt-outs, a significant victory for Edwards, and the launch of a new Hamburg-based IP firm
The combined firm, which will operate under the Venner Shipley name and have 46 partners, will go live in December
Osborne Clarke said John Linneker’s experience, including acting for SkyKick in the seminal dispute with Sky, will be a huge asset to the firm
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Sponsored by Sonn & PartnerTen years ago the Austrian Supreme Court decided a case concerning Mazda and a tuning company. The tuning company had offered its chip tuning parts for a range of cars. It also named on its website the car types for which it offered these chips. For that it used the cars' word marks and the figurative marks (logos). -
Sponsored by Cabinet Beau de LoménieA French court issued a ruling on April 13 2018 concerning the photographs of Chambord Castle used by Kronenbourg breweries in the context of an advertising campaign for one of their beers.
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Sponsored by Cabinet Beau de LoménieIn France, a prior right holder cannot oppose a trade mark based on bad faith.
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Sponsored by Sonn & PartnerThe general limitation period for juridical actions in Austria is 30 years. However, particular laws can stipulate shorter or longer limitation periods. For example, for claims in patent infringement cases, the limitation period is generally three years. This period begins from the time when knowledge of the infringement and the infringing person is obtained.
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Sponsored by Sonn & PartnerAn example of an international trade mark that Austria considered for registration is Access the Inaccessible for goods and services all connected to mountaineering, climbing and work at height. This English language word mark had, among others, a designation for the UK and for Austria. In the UK, the trade mark was finally registered in spite of some difficulties. The Austrian Patent Office and the appellate court did not find it relevant that the mark was approved in the UK. Registration in a foreign country, even in a country where the relevant language is the official language spoken by the whole population, can never be binding for Austria. The reasons behind this are not only formal legal reasons (for example, territoriality), but also that the English authorities examine the trade mark from the viewpoint of English consumers while the Austrian authorities examine the same trade mark from the point of view of Austrian consumers. These perspectives might well be different since the understanding of the meaning of the foreign words might not be identical to that in a foreign country.
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Sponsored by Cabinet Beau de LoménieParis will welcome the summer Olympic Games in 2024. This is a huge challenge for the Organising Committee.
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