Category Archives: Trademarks & Design

“Pablo Escobar” Trademark Cannot Be Registered in the European Union

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With decision of April 28th 2023, Euipo rejected the registration application of European Union trademark “Pablo Escobar Plata o Plomo Medellin” as considered to be contrary to public policy and principles of morality. The EU trademark “Pablo Escobar Plata o Plomo Medellin” case On August 8th 2022 the application for registration of the figurative trademark […]

The Batman Logo has Distinctive Character  

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With ruling of June 7th 2023 (case T-735/21), the EU Court affirmed that the EU trademark depicting a bat in an oval frame has distinctive character because, even if associated to the fictional character Batman, allows anyway to identify the marked products as originating from DC Comics. The case On January 21st 2019, an Italian […]

Certifying Made in Italy: the TrackIT blockchain project

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Made in Italy is the first global distinctive sign using blockchain technology to certify the origin of the products and to trace the relative production phases. In particular, there are many governmental initiatives in force aimed to achieve an always higher protection of the sign at issue. A good example is the one represented by […]

Design and Component Part of a Complex Product: the Decision of the General Court

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The General Court of the European Union, with decision of 22nd March 2023, ruled on the validity of the following community design registered with number 1202122-0001: Having as object an electrode constituting part of a welding torch, thus providing interesting insights on what can be qualified as “component part of a complex product” pursuant to […]