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Representative/agent for Plant breeders right/Plant variety rights in the UK/ England

24/2/2023 | The UK Plant breeders right/ Plant variety right authority (APHA) is sending e-mails asking to appoint an UK based agent/representative to represent your plant breeders rights. We have collaborated with...
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Nike's global brand value

29/5/2020 | The Nike brand is currently the most valuable fashion brand in the world. The value of the Nike brand is currently estimated to be somewhere between $ 28-35 billion.To give an impression of how much this...
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KNOWN BRANDS EMBRACING SOCIAL DISTANCING.

20/5/2020 | They are unavoidable these days: the #socialdistancing measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus to the extent possible. Not only governments are trying their best to convey the message: well-known...
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Respiratory equipment: urgently needed, not for the first time

20/5/2020 | Times of crisis seem to be a catalyst for creativity and inventions, for better or for worse. In the period around the Second World War, the world's population was depleted considerably as a result of...
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Newsletter EU plant variety rights: an important source of information

20/5/2020 | Six times each year, the Community Plant Variety Office (hereinafter: CPVO) publishes a digital "Newsletter of the Community Plant Variety Office". The newsletter is divided into a part A and...
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Plant breeder's rights: Egypt 76th UPOV Member

9/3/2020 | Egypt accedes to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants Egypt deposited its instrument of accession to the UPOV Convention on November 1, 2019, and became the 76th...
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PlantScout software for breeders and growers

9/3/2020 | PlantScout supplies software for breeders and growers of agricultural and horticultural crops. PlantScout provides an app of the same name that is essentially a digitized dossier of varieties. The PlantScout...
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Is taste a personal predilection?

9/3/2020 | A good idea is often a matter of taste, just as the concept of success is often relative. It's certainly true that taste is personal. In legal terms, promotional qualifications don't mean that something...
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Brexit update - what will happen with your Plant Variety Right?

9/3/2020 | The Brexit has happend, and we are now in the so called 'transition period' that will last untill 31 December 2020. This is what you need to know about your granted Plant Variety Right or application.Granted...
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Brexit update: What happens to your trademark right?

9/3/2020 | On 31 January 2020, the Brexit took effect and the United Kingdom left the European Union. There is a transition period until 31 December 2020 during which time all EU laws and regulations will remain...
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Technological developments and challenges in copyright law

3/4/2019 | Computers can do more and more and have become indispensable in our modern society. Only a century ago, in 1919, the invention of the Flipflop laid the foundation for an electronic digital memory. When...
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New Benelux trademark law effective 1 March 2019

3/4/2019 | The amendments to the statutory rules for Benelux trademarks and designs took effect on 1 March 2019. This is due to the implementation of the new European Trade Marks Directive in the Benelux Convention...
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Plant Breeder's Right or Plant Patent in the USA

3/4/2019 | An important and frequently asked question is how to apply for a Plant Breeder's Right in America. A logical question, because America is an important export country for the horticultural industry? First,...
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Plant variety right

22/1/2019 | Whether a plant variety is protected is probably one of the most important matters you have to ascertain before you can start using a particular plant variety. You are not allowed to grow or sell protected...
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How will trademark holders proceed after Brexit?

22/1/2019 | On 28 February 2018, the European Commission published the first draft of the withdrawal agreement. It contains important information for the IP world, but a definitive agreement is currently out of reach.Brexit...
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Newly entered into force as of 17 October 2018: Trade Secrets Act

22/1/2019 | One of the main consequences of protection under patent law is that the technological invention or method is published in a public register for the sake of replicability if the inventor concerned wishes...
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Coffee Rocks NO more

22/1/2019 | The judgment of the European Court of Justice (T-398/16 - Starbucks v EUIPO - Nersesyan (COFFEE ROCKS) signifies the end of a protracted legal battle which started in 2013 and in which Coffee Rocks suffered...
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PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS IN GERMANY - CRUCIAL DECISION BY GERMAN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT - APPLICABLE NOVELTY REQUIREMENTS

2/4/2014 | LANDMARK CASE INITIATED BY HORTIS LEGAL & GENESIS PLANT MARKETING LTDThe test case in which the German Federal Supreme Court decided on 13 January 2014 was jointly initiated by Hortis Legal and Genesis...
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Trademark case in USA: Dispute over "Chocolate Kiss" name between Chocolate and Carpet

18/2/2013 | The "Chocolate Kiss" carpet has been sold by Shaw company since 1993. Later in late 2012, Hershey summoned Shaw to cease and desist infringement and to remove the name from its product. Currently,...
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Trademark case in USA: Trade mark& Copy right of the Bat Man's car

18/2/2013 | The copyrights and trademark of the famous Bat Man and its super Hi-Tech vehicle belongs to DC comics. When Gottham Garrage made the replica of the Bat Man's car for sale, DC comics sued them over trademark...
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Building Design dispute in China: Replica building?

18/2/2013 | Zaha Hadid, a famous architecture, has designed the building called Wangjing SOHO complex (left picture). About the same time but in a different city, the building called Meiquan 22nd Century has been...
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Figurative trademark registration in European Union: Sarcastic mark "NOT MADE IN CHINA" refused in EU

10/1/2013 | In 2006 the figurative mark "NOT MADE IN CHINA" was filed for a trademark registration at The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM). The OHIM refused this...
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Human Genes as a Patent subject in United States of America

10/1/2013 | The human body consists of many particular substances called "genes" which have an important function in the human body. Genes are one of the interesting fields for pharmaceutical area. Recently...
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Slang could obtain trademark protection in EU

10/1/2013 | In August 2011 an application for the figurative mark "MOFOS" was filed at the Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM) for adult movies and contents. The authority...
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Trademark in USA: North Face v South Butt, parody or infringement?

10/1/2013 | Mr. Winkelmann, a student of University of Missouri, started his own clothing brand using an interesting name "South Butt". Assuming that everyone knows "North Face", the "South...
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in EU: How to protect your non-protection-product?

10/1/2013 | In Cousins & Co v Melan, the Mons Court of Appeal has confirmed that, where no IP right protects a product or service, unfair competition law may not be used to fill the gap. However, the court also confirmed...
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The word "Green" is descriptive for eco-friendly business.

17/12/2012 | More and more people across the world are becoming aware of the ecological problems and try to improve the situation. This is why many companies are moving their business into the environmentally friendly...
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Lego block shape cannot be trademarked

14/12/2012 | An important advantage of a trademark over other IP rights is that the period of protection is unlimited by regular renewal. In other words, the trademark owners could monopolise their mark forever. Other...
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Tsunami solved the rabbit fight: Miffy vs Cathy

14/12/2012 | The fight between Miffy, the dutch rabbit by Mr. Dick Bruna, and Kathy, the Japanese rabbit by Sanrio, had been ended by a mutual agreement. Previously, Mr. Bruna personally believes that Hello Kitty...
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The frosty surface of a bottle could be accepted as a trademark

29/11/2012 | Basically, a trademark is any sign distinctive enough to distinguish the origin of a certain product. Good examples to illustrate 3D mark are the Coca-Cola's stylish bottle and Toblerone's triangle shape...
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