4/10/2025 8:49:10 AM Swinkels draws a blank after intense legal battle over trademark registration of pay-off By Mathijs Peijnenburg In trademark law, descriptive designations may not be monopolised as trademarks. Such designations must remain available to all. For...
10/10/2024 2:15:01 PM ELON and ELTON: trademark conflict or not? By Maarten Haak Finally another decision that simply assumes a likelihood of confusion. The EUIPO Board of Appeal grants the opposition by the earlier...
12/12/2023 2:16:46 PM Neutralization in European trademark conflicts is not a general rule By Maarten Haak The concept of ‘neutralization’ is becoming a general principle rather than an exception to the rule. This can be detrimental to owners...