After a long controversy, Louis Vuitton, the French luxury goods giant, lost its battle to be recognized in Europe by the brand that portrays its famous beige and blue checkered pattern, called “Damier Azur”. Indeed, the EU General Court ruled that the Board of Appeal...
The European Court of Justice has recently established, with its own decision, the general principle according to which – under certain conditions – YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for their users’ uploading of copyright-protected content. The...
A new joint study recently published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) reveals that the worldwide number of high-value patents for inventions related to low-carbon energy technologies grew on average by 3.3% per year in the...
EU Regulation n. 2015/2424 was published on 24 December 2015 and will come into effect on 23 March 2016. Among the more relevant changes introduced, the Community trademark was renamed European Union trademark, and the OHIM will now be known as the European Union...
