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  1. How the Big Mac was saved

    In quite a remarkable decision of 2019, the Cancellation Division of the EUIPO had revoked one of McDonald's best-known trademarks, the BIG MAC, for reasons of non-use.

    The trademark BIG MAC had previously been registered with the EUIPO for various food products in Classes 29 and 30, including...

  2. Trademark use - EU court overturns Board of Appeal decision on hotel services

    Can the provision of services under a certain trademark outside the European Union constitute genuine use of that trademark within the EU? At first glance, one might think this is an easy question to answer. Outside territory is definitely not “in the EU” and therefore directly and immediately contravenes...

  3. Other people's trade marks – under what circumstances may I use them without asking for permission?

    Questions relating to the use of third parties' trade marks in the context of one's own advertising material are not as uncommon as they may seem at first glance: May I display the logo of the manufacturer of the equipment whose servicing I offer without their consent? Am I allowed to advertise...

  4. New Provisions in Trade Mark Law

    EU member states all have to amend their trade mark laws in adoption to the new EU Trade Mark Directive until beginning of 2019. Austria has now passed an amendment of its trade mark law, on the one side, to accelerate the grant procedure and lower its costs to make national trade marks more...
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