NOTICES
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Decisions of the German Federal Supreme Court concerning an opposition on the basis of a device mark including a Maltese cross (likelihood of confusion because of association in the mind of the public -objection to the genuine use raised during appeal
29. July 2010
Trademark Law
On July 21, 2010 the German Federal Supreme Court published two significant decisions made on an opposition based on a device mark including the Maltese cross against a similar device mark in green...
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German Federal Supreme Court confirms that trademark infringements require use as a trademark – state symbols of former German Democratic Republic and Soviet Union
09. July 2010
Trademark Law
In two recently published decisions, the German Federal Supreme Court held that use of the logos of the former German Democratic Republic (“DDR-logo”) and the former Soviet Union (“CCCP-logo”)...
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US Supreme Court finally decided Bilski v. Kappos
30. June 2010
US Patent Law
On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a long-awaited decision in Bilski et al. v. Kappos. The decision concerned a patent application of Bernard L. Bilski and Rand Warsaw filed on April...
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