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Firm News: Trademark opposition

We are assisting our client, an important Swiss manufacturer of beauty and skin-care medical products, in defending the exclusive rights over their core brand, registered in multiple worldwide jurisdictions. Two similar trademarks have been identified in Japan, an important territory for our client’s business. Prior to repeated unsuccessful attempts to amicably solve the case, we […]Learn More

Business cautionary tales – lessons on what to avoid when acquiring intellectual property assets

Technology has rapidly and intricately developed, becoming the catchword behind many successful businesses and the driving force behind intellectual property (IP) portfolios transactions including trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names and trade secrets. Many start-ups have been bought by business angels, large companies have merged or acquired other smaller and even large businesses. So, it cannot […]Learn More

Firm News: Trademark registration

We represented our client, a major European construction company dealing with the 3D printing of buildings for office spaces and apartments, with the trademark registration at EUIPO. The company is one of the very few businesses that were registered under these specific NICE classes. Our Trademark department specifically personalized the NICE classes in order to […]Learn More

(Website) cloning, spoofing, phishing and how cybercriminal activity is challenging intellectual property

We have heard time and time again that the internet has changed everything, from how we communicate, shop, or advertise and that is all true – of course, to an extent. So, for marketing purposes, credibility, visibility on the market and client trust reasons and driven by the growing demand for having an online presence, […]Learn More

Firm News: Trademark likelihood of confusion

We represented our client, a key international player in the computer hardware and software industry, concerning a trademark likelihood of confusion issue. Our Trademark department successfully analysed the likelihood of confusion between our client`s mark and the opponent`s, looking to highlight the improbability of the confusion between the two of them. We based our argument […]Learn More

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