1. New Guide: Cybercrimes and Trade Secret Protection in the EU & China. For more information here.
2. Anyway you see it: CJEU Advocate General issues Opinion on parts of designs ‘visible in normal use’. For more information here.
3. Global Innovation Index’s Global Science & Technology Clusters: East Asia Dominates Top Ranking. For more information here.
Source: Intellectual Property Center at the UNWE. More information can be found here.
2. Copyright and game jams, hackathons and competitions. For more information here.
3. IP protection strategies for AI: keep them secret or go for the patent? March 02, 2021. For more information here.
Source: Intellectual Property Center at the UNWE. More information can be found here.
The world well-known toy manufacturer LEGO lost a trademark dispute against the following trademark application filed in Japan for class 28 – cat toys:
Against this application, LEGO invoked its Lego trademark for class 28 and claimed an acquired reputation amongst Japanese consumers.
The Japan Patent Office agreed that LEGO is a well-known trademark in the country for many years a conclusion supported even by the fact that half of the schools in Japan used Lego toys for educational purposes.
Nevertheless, the Office dismissed the opposition stating that both signs are not confusingly similar. The Lego’s argument that CATTY is descriptive terms as the first part of the later mark, was rejected.
According to the Office, the other reason for lack of confusion was the fact that the goods target different manufacturers, consumer audience and distribution channels.
Source: Masaki MIKAMI.
1. Report on the protection and enforcement of IPR in third countries. For more information here
2. Improved e-filing for designs in Romania. For more information here
3. New EUIPO report shows the value of licensing EUTMs for SMEs. For more information here
Source: Intellectual Property Center at the UNWE. More information can be found here.
1. World Intellectual Property Indicators: Filings for Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs Reach Record Heights in 2018. For more information here.
2. How to protect your brand on social media — seven top tips. For more information here.
3. SP2025: Exchange of views at the European Parliament. For more information here.
Source: Intellectual Property Center at the UNWE. More information can be found here.
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