The recent ‘Zara’ versus ‘Zara’ case involves the well-known Spanish fashion company Inditex, owner of the famous clothing brand, and Ffauf Italia S.p.A., a company operating in the food sector, renowned for the production of dried pasta under the “Pasta Zara” brand. The Case Inditex, owner of the ZARA trademark, registered in 2001 for numerous […]
The introduction of the New Design Package represents a fundamental step for the European Union in modernizing the protection of industrial designs and models, thus responding to the challenges posed by new technologies such as the advent of 3D printing, artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and new methods of production and product use. The reform in […]
The Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO has rejected the appeal filed by the Consorzio Vino Chianti, confirming the lack of distinctive character of the sign “CHIANTI GRAN SELEZIONE” (proceeding R 1650/2022-2). The Case On 30th March 2021, the Consorzio Vino Chianti applied for registration, as an EU collective trademark, of the figurative sign […]
It can happen that a brand, initially registered and protected as a distinctive sign, ends up becoming the generic term used to indicate a specific type of product. This phenomenon, known as “vulgarization of a trademark” or “trademark genericide”, occurs when the trademark loses its distinctive capacity and effectively becomes the common name of a […]
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative...
