According to the Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Amazon is not responsible for the sale of counterfeit Louboutin shoes on its platform. The case dates back to 2019, when Louboutin, a brand known for its famous red-soled shoes...
The Ukrainian border guard of Snake Island, known for refusing to surrender to a Russian warship, has filed an EU trademark application for the phrase “Russian Warship Go F ** k Yourself”. The expression is the response given to the Russian navy by the thirteen...
The dispute between Planitalia against Messrs. Piraccini (from Cesena), Ceccarelli (from Longiano) and Giacovelli (from Bari) regarding the use of the registered trademark “Candonga”, associated with strawberries of the variety “Sabrosa”, has been settled with a...
Shields of Strength, a Texan company that manufactures faith-themed military products, is suing the US Department of Defense (DoD) after the latter required to stop the manufacturing of military dog tags with messages from the Christian Bible. Such products have been...
A federal court in Manhattan has ruled that PepsiCo shall resign the “Mtn Dew Rise Energy” trademark designation for a drink launched last March (and, of course renounce naming any other product with a name similar to those of other companies), following the outcome...
Chinese authorities rejected 109 trademarks applications from businesses that used names of Olympians from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games without their permission. Soon after the Olympics, some companies started using several Chinese gold medalists names to sell any...
