by Sean Hutchinson | Aug 19, 2026 | Trademarks
Background The Anne Frank Fund is the owner of copyright in The Diary of Anne Frank. Since The Diary was written in the early 1940s, the relevant copyright has now expired in many EU Member States. Importantly, the relevant copyright has expired in Belgium, but not in...
by Agne Augustinaite | Aug 12, 2026 | Trademarks
The case had already been through several stages of proceedings. At the first instance, the trade mark was declared invalid on the basis that it provided a technical result. The proprietor appealed that decision to the Board of Appeal, where it was concluded that, as...
by Chloe Sullivan | Jul 8, 2026 | Trademarks
Back in 2018, The Estate of the Late Sonia Brownell Orwell applied to register the word marks “ANIMAL FARM” and “1984” as EU trade marks. The application to register “ANIMAL FARM” covered goods and services in classes 9, 16, 28 and 41, whilst the application to...
by Vicky Colley | Jun 19, 2026 | Trademarks, Uncategorised
Background On 23 November 2020, Iron & Smith Kft. filed a European trade mark application for “BRIETLING FOR WOMEN” in class 3 for the following aromatic, perfumery goods and cosmetics:- Class 3: Aromatic oils; Aromatherapy oil; Skin care oils [non-medicated];...
by David Eyre | Jun 9, 2026 | Trademarks
While our two Gaulish friends may appear inseparable, their names, and the trade marks attached to their names, are individuals and in this case the trade mark Obelix in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 (covering products ranging from printed matter to games, playthings,...
by Juliette Boynton | Mar 11, 2026 | Trademarks, UK
A few months after the registration was granted, Dairy UK Ltd, the trade association for the UK dairy industry, filed a declaration for invalidity under the Trade Marks Act 1994, Section 3(4), which states:- “A trade mark shall not be registered if or to the...
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