The ‘Court of Appeal of Paris, in a judgment on April 12, 2016, decided to validate the famous trademark “Le Petit Marseillais” for soaps in Class 3, and condemned the owner of the trademark “Le P’tit Zef” for counte rfeit. … Read More
Trademarks
Act B.E 2559: a reform strengthening trademark protection in Thailand
Thailand has recently undergone a significant and welcome change in the landscape of intellectual property. Indeed, the government has decided to bring into force an amendment on trademarks, “Act B. E. 2559,” effective as of July 28th, 2016. The Act … Read More
Multi-class trademark filing in Laos
Following a notification from the Intellectual Property department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic establishes the filing of multi-class trademarks. A trademark could not be filed in several classes until recently in Laos, such … Read More
“Trademark infringement and overall similarities: LinkedIn and Colink’in”
The Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d’appel de Paris), in its decision of 5 February 2016, held that the trademark Colink’In did not constitute an infringement to the trademark LinkedIn. The court sentenced the companies LinkedIn France and LinkedIn Ireland to … Read More
“The consequences of a Brexit on trademarks and patents”
An insightful new article was posted today on the blog of Dreyfus & associés, concerning the effects of a Brexit on trademarks and patents. The consequences of a Brexit on trademarks and patents -“If ever there were to be a “Brexit”, … Read More
International trademark: Gambia joins the Madrid Protocol effective December 18, 2015
On September 18, 2015, the Republic of Gambia joined the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of trademarks (known as the Madrid Protocol). The country thus has become the 96th member to join the Madrid system. … Read More
