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11 Apr

Posted at 07:56h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 9th of September 2022 the EUIPO's Grand Board held their first ever oral hearing in Appeal cases. The stakes of this case were the trademark ICELAND and the figurative trademark ,  both registered by the British...

01 Feb

Posted at 12:48h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Through a cautious client, we were made aware of an email regarding this trademark registration from a third-party company, IPR Protection. We were able to establish that this was an attempted scam and, unfortunately, not an isolated case....

04 Jan

Posted at 14:56h in Uncategorized

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09 Aug

Posted at 13:11h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The training consists of 2 modules that can be followed separately: Module 1 provides more information on the types of IP, the toolboxes, the processes that can be used to manage your IP and other practical matters of...

05 Apr

Posted at 09:13h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In view of several legislative amendments recently adopted by the Russian Government, which affect intellectual property rights of foreign companies, IP Hills would like to keep you updated with the most recent information. We would be happy to...

03 Nov

Posted at 10:30h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On July 23, 2020, German chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport won a ten-year legal battle with competitor Milka (Mondelēz) after a ruling by the German Bundesgerichtshof (I ZB 43/19 and I ZB 42/19). Ritter Sport is allowed to keep...

19 Jun

Posted at 08:23h in Uncategorized

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have an invention? Why not copyright protection? In its very recent ruling (case C-833/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that functional shapes may be protected under copyright law insofar as they are original. Background...

27 Apr

Posted at 07:48h in Uncategorized

IP Hills is extremely delighted to welcome Eva Eulaers as its newest member. Eva holds a Master of Science from the University of Liège (Belgium) and has achieved a PhD in Space Science. After completing her research, she worked for more than five years in a private practice...

20 Mar

Posted at 14:10h in Uncategorized

2019 is an interesting year for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). After Canada, Brazil has now joined the Madrid Agreement. The Madrid system simplifies the process of obtaining trademark protection in 122 Member States. The international system for trademark registration makes it possible to apply...

20 Mar

Posted at 14:08h in Uncategorized

With Brexit arriving slowly but surely, it is time to look again at what the impact will be on your trademarks – see https://www.iphills.com/brexit/. The British Government has posted clear guidelines on their website (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/changes-to-trade-mark-law-after-brexit). We would like to summarize them for you: One thing remains...