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• ABCORS ABChronicle no 53 – 13 October 2024
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 52 – 20 July 2024
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 51 – 12 June 2024
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 50 – 26 February 2024
• ABCORS ABC no 49 – 29 September 2023
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 48 – 25 June 2023
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 47 – 28 February 2023
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 46 – 6 October 2022
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 45 – 5 June 2022
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 44 – 25 February 2022
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 43 – 11 October 2021
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 42 – 10 June 2021
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 41 – 18 February 2021
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 40 – 30 September 2020
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 39 – 14 June 2020
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 38 – 14 February 2020
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 37 – 1 October 2019
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 36 – 15 June 2019
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 35 – 21 February 2019
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 34 – 28 September 2018
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 33 – 1 May 2018
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 32 – 26 February 2018
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 31 – 15 October 2017
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 30 – 15 June 2017
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 29 – 16 February 2017
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 28 – 7 September 2016
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 27 – 1 April 2016
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 26 – 16 February 2016
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 25 – 4 October 2015
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 24 – 12 June 2015
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 23 – 15 January 2015
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 22 – 15 September 2014
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 21 – 15 May 2014
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 20 – 15 February 2014
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 19 – 15 October 2013
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 18 – 15 May 2013
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 17 – 30 March 2013
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 16 – 15 January 2013
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 15 – 12 October 2012
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 14 – 15 May 2012
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 13 – 15 January 2012
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 12 – 15 September 2011
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 11 – 15 May 2011
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 10 – 15 January 2011
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 9 – 15 September 2010
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 8 – 15 May 2010
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 7 – 15 January 2010
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 6 – 15 September 2009
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 5 – 15 May 2009
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 4 – 15 January 2009
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 3 – 15 September 2008
• ABCORS ABChronicle no 2 – 15 May 2008

About us

Advertising law

• Rituals vs. The Body Shop: Battle of the Brands – 11 April 2024
• Misleading advertisement Nissan car – 17 August 2023
• Product liability: Saeco and Philips too? – 6 November 2022
• Sustainability claims in advertisement – 27 October 2022
• Adidas: bare breasts and sports bras – 28 July 2022
• Zeeman underwear and functional nudity – 30 April 2022
• Marks & Spencer The Perfect match – 21 April 2022
• Misleading advertisement for Parodontax toothpaste packaging – 23 December 2021
• Beer drinking toddlers – 4 November 2021
• Picture of own staff in company advertising – 2 September 2021
• Max Verstappen still loses to Picnic – 26 January 2021
• Kingsday 2020: Balcony day – 3 September 2020
• Meat is for men, vegetables are for cows – 23 March 2020
• Misleading advertising Lidl, claim based on own press release – 5 September 2019
• Discarded donkeys and delicate children’s hearts – 29 August 2019
• ASN & the insulted neck-tie wearer – 18 November 2018
• Suitsupply campaign in conflict with good taste? – 27 September 2018
• Picnic parody: compensation Max- advertising and online exposure – 20 August 2018
• Free-riding on World Championship Football – 1 June 2018
• Jesus and Maria advertisements violating the public morals – 26 March 2018
• Naughty commercials Radio 538 – campaign immoral and lack of good taste? – 21 February 2018
• Max Verstappen parody, € 350.000,- claim? – advertising and portait rights – 23 July 2017
• Dentsu Web Private Watch campaign- Plagiary or heavily inspired – 1 October 2016
• Sexist commercial of Suit Supply? – 16 May 2016
• Battle of slogans between Merci and Leonidas – 20 April 2016
• Misleading packaging – 3 March 2016
• Tax assessment or commercial – 27 April 2015
• Lidl: misleading claim – group too small – 18 January 2015
• Advertising: parody of hamsters and broiler chickens – 29 October 2014
• European campaign Vlaams Belang infringes Westmalle trademarks – 29 October 2014
• Grandma’s variation tips and Alzheimer – UNOX commercial is not contrary to good taste and decency. – 5 August 2014
• MARMITE Rescue Unit – 7 December 2013
• Pussy – irresponsible commercial – 15 April 2013
• Mother Pucker Lemonade – 6 March 2013
• Jesus parody allowed – 25 July 2012
• The (commercial) fire of the OLYMPICS – 25 June 2012
• Advertsising: Zalando hostage- advertising contrary to good taste or decency? – 15 April 2012
• Advertising agency liable for damages – 12 February 2012
• Advertising Netherlands – Tiger Mascara – animal abuse? – 10 December 2011
• Sapph advertising campaign, misogynistic and discriminatory? – 20 September 2011
• Suit Supply’s new campaign “Shameless” indecent and of very poor taste? – 2 April 2011
• Satirical advertisements – Mary’s immaculate conception – 15 March 2011
• Freedom of Speech – Davidoff- Davideath – 14 September 2010
• Diesel Campaign too Offensive – 2 September 2010
• Ferrari Logo Disappeared – 25 August 2010
• Freedom of Speech – Davidoff- Davideath – 14 August 2010
• Greek on label Turkish yoghurt in Sweden – portait rights – 18 April 2010
• Stock photography and portrait rights – 12 March 2010
• Advertising law see fly die and try by see coat-tail riding see by fly – 25 September 2009
• Swiss or Austrian? – 11 September 2009
• Grasovka Vodka in bison fur – alcohol commercials directed at children – 20 March 2009
• Trademark Value – Goodwill – 12 January 2009
• Auping now sleeps better too – 4 November 2008
• Slogan registered in no time – 11 July 2008
• SAPPH gets a spanking – 6 June 2008

Clients

• Mr Probz – 10 December 2024
• Tallon Griekspoor – 9 December 2024
• Dechra – Veterinary pharmaceuticals – 26 June 2024
• Rainforest Alliance – International non-governmental organization – 26 June 2024
• Scotch Whisky Investments – Investment company – 26 June 2024
• Dancohr Corporation Cosmetics – 26 June 2024
• River2Sea – 26 June 2024
• Tehava – 26 June 2024
• Stichting Kledingbank Amsterdam – 26 June 2024
• Loes Vrij – Fashion Designer – 26 June 2024
• Enzo Knol – vlogger and influencer – 26 June 2024
• MessageBird – Apps en APIs – 26 June 2024
• Mark your Business – advertising agency – 26 June 2024
• Compra BV – domainnames, apps and website design – 26 June 2024
• Dio Academy – 26 June 2024
• Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. – consumer electronics – 26 June 2024
• Action – Discounter – 26 June 2024
• KPN – Telecommunications – 26 June 2024
• OUTSTANDING – 26 June 2024
• Eurol Lubricants – 26 June 2024
• Beaphar – Pet care products – 26 June 2024
• Andre Kuipers SpaceTalk – astronaut – 26 June 2024
• Mecy 2 bv – Gangster energy drinks – 26 June 2024
• Ilfari Decorative lighting – 26 June 2024
• AIRMADE air solutions – airconditioning and climate control apparatus – 26 June 2024
• ADO Den Haag – Professional Dutch Football – 26 June 2024
• Piet Vijverberg Nursery specialisted in Phalaenopsis and Dracaena – 26 June 2024

Copyright

• Protection of an idea – 2 June 2022
• Lego vs Lepin: Acting upon counterfeiting in China – 19 August 2021
• Miffy with ducks beak, plagiarism or parody – 15 April 2021
• Zigzagpatroon Nikkie Plessen – 3 June 2020
• Rumag and the gray space – copyright infringement? – 25 April 2020
• Ban on wave shaped shoe display – 10 January 2020
• Commissioned drawing of Santa Claus & copyrights – 15 November 2018
• Fight over a cats basket – 8 October 2018
• The Rubik Cube and freeriding – 11 March 2018
• Portrait rights – reasonable interest ordinary people – protection person’s privacy – 21 February 2018
• Infringement Scotch & Soda down jacket – copyrights or EU design rights – 30 January 2018
• Product photography on the house – 9 January 2018
• Ikea lamp not derived from Proplamp – knowledge and unfair competition – 7 August 2017
• Copyright claim on metal basket – wire basket versus Burly basket Round – 19 July 2017
• Humour or cease and desist letter? Briliant Ikea campaign to act against infringement Balenciaga bag – 21 March 2017
• How much is Van Gaal worth? Portrait rights – 7 June 2016
• Logo Tokyo 2020 under pressure – 19 December 2015
• Copyright on taste? – 1 December 2015
• Copyright on an old chair? – 7 November 2015
• Mondriaan and merchandising; copyrights – 7 November 2015
• Copyrights- Compensation according to Photographer’s Federation – 29 October 2014
• Round version infringes copy rights Piet Hein Eek rectangular table – 15 July 2014
• Audrey jack same overall impression – 7 December 2013
• The battle for the UGG’s design – 12 October 2013
• Copying a style is allowed – 2 May 2013
• Copyrights: Lego bricks war not over yet – 30 April 2012
• Copyright infringement? BRATZ / stolen or not? – 88 million – 10 September 2011
• The grey hairs of Sarah & Abraham – 19 March 2010
• Playmo-Bible forbidden – playmobil old and new testament – 7 March 2009
• Tintin gay or not – 23 June 2008

Counterfeit – imitation products

• QR-Code is a tool but not a solution to combat counterfeit drugs – 21 August 2012

Design registration

• Christmas Gin Bottle Design Dispute and Legal Win – 11 September 2024
• Ferrari unsuccessful with unregistered community design – 30 November 2023
• Cheaper Design Protection in China – 9 February 2022
• Cheaper design protection in Mexico – 15 September 2020
• Claiming furniture design – 17 July 2020
• Design rights on non-visible parts – samsung cartridges – 18 July 2017
• Bicycle basket is a European Union design, but has no copyright – 15 January 2016

Design rights

• Christmas Gin Bottle Design Dispute and Legal Win – 11 September 2024
• Electrode product or part? – 21 December 2023
• Ferrari unsuccessful with unregistered community design – 30 November 2023
• Bottom of bicycle saddle visible – 5 April 2023
• Sharing the Christmas spirit – 21 December 2022
• Barbie tackles copycat – 17 July 2022
• Ferrari bonnet unregistered design? – 18 March 2022
• Cheaper Design Protection in China – 9 February 2022
• Babymilk blenders on bol.com – 17 June 2021
• Dish brushes with feminine shapes – 7 March 2021
• Cheaper design protection in Mexico – 15 September 2020
• Claiming furniture design – 17 July 2020
• Nullity design Porsche 911 – 12 March 2020
• Published promotional video lethal to Community Design Petsbelle scratching post – 7 February 2020
• Chinese scooter lethal for Multimox – novelty European Union designs – 9 July 2019
• End of Crocs model protection – 24 September 2018
• Queengarden motorbike infringement of European design Honda – 21 February 2018
• The world upside down – Blokker tent design infringement Zhengte tent – 23 July 2017
• Design rights on non-visible parts – samsung cartridges – 18 July 2017
• Jägermeister bottle and glass, photos or dotted lines European Design registration, European tradema – 14 January 2017
• Lamzac vs Kaisr the original inflatable lounge seat – 29 July 2016
• Table in the shape of a diamond – 2 April 2016
• Bicycle basket is a European Union design, but has no copyright – 15 January 2016
• Happy Cocooning – photo or drawing? – 1 April 2015
• European Community Design – Ban during opening at Trade Mart – 29 October 2014
• Glorious Gun purse Loes Vrij for sale at Zara? European Designs – 10 August 2014
• Shape Marks – Designs – Tea bag Wars – 25 August 2012
• European Community Designs – Prior art, novelty of doll houses – 15 November 2011
• European design more potent than expected – Pepsico flippo design – 17 May 2010
• SENSEO Stops ALDI SOAP PUMP – 3 September 2009
• Nothing sweet about this honey jar – 29 July 2009
• Bose claims European ban earbuds – 17 February 2009
• Roaring lions protected – 15 September 2008
• Design infringement – Technical function – SEB vs Philips foodprocessor – 22 March 2008

Domain names

• EasyGroup misses the mark – 10 November 2019
• 25 million for .APP – auction new gTld – 14 November 2015
• Launch .AMSTERDAM – 16 October 2015
• Fryslân Boppe; launch .FRL – 7 August 2015
• UDRP Procedure – Ex-publisher loses rights to dirkjan.nl – 14 September 2014
• Trademark Clearinghouse – start sunrise new gTLDs – 8 October 2013
• The new gTLDs – Trademark Clearinghouse – 6 March 2013
• TomTom stops GRATISTOMTOM.NL – 1 October 2009
• Typo squatting not always profitable – 19 August 2009
• Solex claim e-solex.nl – 12 August 2009
• No pass for I-PAS – 20 April 2009
• Lamborghini claims lamborghini.tv – 13 April 2009
• Typo and cybersquatting – 22 May 2008

FAQ

• 3.02 Deadline: When must the design application be submitted? – 26 June 2024
• 4.03 Usage: Is a slogan automatically protected by mere use? – 26 June 2024
• 3.03 Use. Do design rights automatically arise when a design is in use? – 26 June 2024
• 5.02 Usage: Do copyrights arise automatically through use? – 26 June 2024
• 3.04 Protection period: How long is a design registration valid? – 26 June 2024
• 5.03 Copyright: Can an object have both copyright and design rights? – 26 June 2024
• 3.05 Packaging: Can packaging be a design? – 26 June 2024
• 3.07 Design/Concept: Can a design or concept be a design? – 26 June 2024
• 6.05 Internet: Can a trademark owner take action against the use of an identical trademark as an AdWord? – 26 June 2024
• 1.09 Music a trademark: Van a music tune be registered as a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 4.01 Slogan: What is a slogan? – 26 June 2024
• 1.10 Portrait/face: can a portrait be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 5.01 Copyright: What are copyrights? – 26 June 2024
• 5.04 Design Right or Copyright: What is the difference? – 26 June 2024
• 6.04 Internet: What are AdWords? – 26 June 2024
• 1.16 Usage: When to Use ©, ™, or ®? – 26 June 2024
• 1.13 Change of address: need to record a change of address of a trademark owner in the trademark register? – 26 June 2024
• 3.01 Design: What is a design? – 26 June 2024
• 3.06 Jewelry: Can jewelry, rings and earrings be designs? – 26 June 2024
• 4.02 Slogan: Can a slogan be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.03 Protection period: How long is a trademark registration valid? – 26 June 2024
• 1.04 Number for trademark: Can a number be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.05 Personal Name: Can a first or last name be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.07 Shape: Can a shape of a product be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 6.03 Internet: Can one domain name take action against another domain name? – 26 June 2024
• 1.08 Packaging: Can a packaging be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.11 Becoming distinctive: What is acquiring distinctiveness? – 26 June 2024
• 1.12 Change of name: need to redord a change of name in the trademark register? – 26 June 2024
• 6.01 Internet: What is a domain name? – 26 June 2024
• 1.14 Trademark ownership: Can a trademark be registered under multiple owners like persons or companies? – 26 June 2024
• 6.02 Internet: Can I, as a dealer, register a domain name containing the trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.15 Trademark License: To Register or Not to Register? – 26 June 2024
• 1.06 Logo: Can a logo or a color (combination) be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 2.02 USe of a trade name: Do trade name rights automatically evolve when they are being used? – 26 June 2024
• 2.01 Trade name: What is a trade name? – 26 June 2024
• 1.01 Trademark: what is a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 2.03 Trade name: Can a trade name also be a trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 1.02 Trademark use: Do trademark rights arise automatically through use of the trademark? – 26 June 2024
• 2.04 Trademark or trade name: What is the difference? – 26 June 2024

Goodwill trade name/IP check

• Abcor Expands: Acquires Anchor IP Client Portfolio – 23 September 2024

Internet – online branding

• Claim for snackje.nl unsuccesfull – 13 October 2024
• Social Media & Olympic Games: Key Rules for Sponsors – 20 August 2024
• Competitor registers domain name – 18 January 2024
• Reimbursement Kawasaki-insurance.nl – 24 August 2023
• ANWB: domain names dispute – 27 July 2023
• Amazon liable for third-party sales – 5 June 2023
• H&M rubbish featuring Justin Bieber – 2 May 2023
• Hikvision: Liability online marketplace – 5 October 2022
• Prohibition of fake online reviews – 8 September 2022
• Spido: Use of Google Adword infringes competitor’s trademark – 18 May 2022
• Insta Gram online coffeeshop – 27 January 2022
• Adword use of competitor’s trademark – 12 May 2021
• Benelux trademark now accepted for Amazon and Bol.com brand registry – 9 February 2021
• Online infringement and court competence – 13 February 2020
• Data breach Youth care – 15 August 2019
• OK.nl – Supreme Court gives a definitive answer – 15 July 2019
• Telephone scammers offer domain name registrations – 1 July 2019
• Mediawebshop.nl: domain name claim through court or UDRP? – 17 November 2018
• Goudaankoop.nl (goldpurchase.nl) manipulating on-line reviews – 29 September 2018
• Fake news – fake reviews – 1 September 2018
• Domain name hijacking AJAX.FOOTBALL – 4 June 2017
• European Trademark office and hijackers – EUIPO.NL and EUIPO.LEGAL – 15 October 2016
• The rights to protest online – thestyleoutlets.nl – 25 August 2016
• OK tank stations do not get domain name – 3 February 2016
• Competitor’s trademark as Adword – 23 November 2015
• Trade in domain names: OK tank stations do not get domain name. – 19 September 2015
• eBay fights domain name hijacking – 1 May 2015
• Strategy with new gTlds – 17 March 2015
• Talensshop.nl: suggestion of a commercial relationship – 9 October 2013
• Google AdWords, trademarks as keywords – 7 October 2013
• PORSCHESPECIALIST.NL not allowed – 6 June 2013
• Adwords: Practicomfort infringes trademark rights OTOLIFT – 24 May 2013
• GOOLFY.NL – too complex for UDRP – 23 May 2013
• PARVI.ORG: $ 100,000 fine for the city of Paris – 6 May 2013
• Goodwill protection of FULECO, new mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, by the FIFA. – 29 November 2012
• Trademark policy necessary with more than two thousand new gTLD’s – 16 May 2012
• ASTERIXTOUR.COM – due cause UDRP procedure – 15 May 2012
• Register your brand in the correct writing due to new Top-Level Domains – 16 February 2012
• Goodle Adwords – L’Oreal vs eBay- Marketplaces liable for counterfeit goods – 20 December 2011
• Univé – reverse domain name hijacking: Internet – UDRP procedure domain name infringement – 15 December 2011
• Google Changes Adword Policy 2010 – 14 October 2010
• Use of Adwords is not without risk – Louis Vuitton versus Google – 10 January 2010
• Will the European Court of Justice give a decisive answer? – 27 June 2008

IP Knowledge Quiz

• IP Knowledge Quiz: Scope of Protection of a Referring Trade Name. – 6 May 2024
• IP Quiz regarding design rights – 6 June 2022

Other – General

• Abcor Expands: Acquires Anchor IP Client Portfolio – 23 September 2024
• Abcor team in World Trademark Review 1000 – 22 February 2024
• Louis Keijzer passes BBMM exam with flying colours – 2 February 2024
• Monique Granneman partner Abcor – 6 September 2023
• Recognition – why it is still relevant – 27 March 2023
• Abcor ranking IP STARS – 2 March 2023
• Misleading and fraudulent Invoices – 6 December 2022
• Buro Blanchard to partner with Abcor trademark agency – 1 July 2022
• Abcor ranked in WTR1000 – 10 March 2022
• New arrivals – 17 February 2022
• Levin Nyman – Deceptive renewal offers – 15 July 2021
• The importance of recognition (acceptance speech President BMM 2021) – 2 April 2021
• Abcor listed in 2021 World Trademark Review WTR1000 – 20 March 2021
• Benelux Intellectual Property Organisation Service – Fraudulent invoices – 5 February 2021
• Jos van der Linden – new certified attorney Abcor – 3 February 2020
• New at Abcor – 5 October 2019
• New trademark advisers at Abcor – 22 August 2019
• ABCOR speaker 11th China trademark Festival in Yinchuan – 11 July 2019
• Abcor recommended as Dutch experts in the field of Intellectual Property Law – 1 February 2019
• IE in bedrijf: 5th e-book available online (Only available in Dutch) – 20 September 2018
• Fraudulent invoices – rascals in jail – 8 January 2018
• New trademark advisers at Abcor – 2 August 2017
• Free eBook IE-inbedrijf part 4 – Advertising and Intellectual Property – 16 June 2017
• Action against ghost invoices – 7 May 2017
• 18 months in prison – scam – 21 April 2017
• Free eBook IE-inbedrijf part 2 – 16 October 2016
• Free eBook IE-inbedrijf part 3 – design rights – 29 July 2016
• Abcor in the news – Free eBook IE-inbedrijf – 9 November 2015
• Five Years of Abcor, the “other” Trademark Agency – 2 October 2012
• Ghost invoices and con artists – 29 July 2009
• Chamber of Commerce or Chamber of Customers, ghost invoices – 15 July 2009
• François Mol – New with Abcor – 5 January 2009

Parody

• MOB bag a parody of Louis Vuitton – parody in trademark law – 1 July 2016
• Puma devours Poodle – 23 November 2015
• Farmer searches better wife not allowed – 27 April 2015
• Advertising regulation in the Netherlands – Parody and tobacco – 2 December 2011
• Mattel squares off against lesbian Barbie – 2 March 2011
• Still no EGGception – 2 August 2010
• Coke for Miffy – 27 March 2010
• Parody of police logo authorized – 28 October 2008

Patent protection

• Protect in time: secure a patent first, then make it public! – 31 December 2014
• Value of a weak patent – 4 December 2014
• How much does a patent cost? – 4 December 2014

Patents

• Protect in time: secure a patent first, then make it public! – 31 December 2014
• Value of a weak patent – 4 December 2014
• How much does a patent cost? – 4 December 2014

Pharma

• Gadovist vs Gadogita – use INN stem – 11 November 2013
• Little Blue Pill suggests Viagra – 6 February 2013
• Australia qualifies the use of INN stems in trademarks – 21 January 2013
• Medicine shortages – 26 March 2012

Portrait rights

• Prohibited hyperlink to Britt Dekker – Internet and copyrights – 17 July 2014
• Advertising: Kissing Pope is unacceptable for the Vatican – 14 May 2012
• Right to privacy – 22 July 2008
• Blondie up to date – 13 June 2008

Publications

Services

• Registered Benelux Designs – Taking a stand – 2 September 2011

Social Media

• Social Media & Olympic Games: Key Rules for Sponsors – 20 August 2024
• Facebook:worldwide removal of offensive content – 25 September 2020
• Active role required from Facebook with regards to fake advertisements – 7 June 2020
• Vlogging – free botox treatment – Dutch Social Media Code – 31 January 2018
• Facebook posts Ab Fab commercial – 2 April 2016
• Coca Cola Twitter #trademark registrations – 9 November 2015
• Dutch Advertising Code Social Media – 19 June 2014
• Social media – Pinterest – 25 May 2012
• Social networks: Twitter Account under a false name – 5 May 2012
• Bavaria Babes and Twitter – 27 December 2011

Team

• Willem Heemskerk – 21 October 2024
• Melvin Kalika – 21 October 2024
• Isabella Schop – 21 October 2024
• Merel van den Kommer – 28 September 2024
• Ayca Yapi – 21 August 2024
• Ilja Groenendijk – 26 June 2024
• Jerry Kijzerwaard – 26 June 2024
• Amily Voortman – 26 June 2024
• Fenna Prins – 26 June 2024
• Louis Keijzer – 26 June 2024
• Monique Granneman – 26 June 2024
• Mirjam de Werd – 26 June 2024
• Theo-Willem van Leeuwen – 25 June 2024

Trade names

• Victory comes from Alkmaar – 23 January 2022
• DOC/Dairy Partners – purely descriptive trade names – 29 July 2021
• Limited protection of a company name – 8 March 2021
• Fundr: limited claim trade name right – 11 September 2020
• Royal Dutch and the Royal predicate – 20 March 2018
• The Butcher stops The Butcher Club – 14 November 2015
• Eataly Tilburg has to change its name – 11 April 2015
• The Ivy Bar Glasgow infringement on The Ivy in London – 2 March 2013

Trademark infringement, trademark issues and oppositions

• Trump trademark registration: No Trump-beer, but Trump condoms approved in the EU – 30 November 2024
• There is Only One NIELSON – 5 September 2024
• False Hope for Descriptive Marks – 29 August 2024

Trademark registration

• Chocomel Yellow and T-Mobile Pink – 15 December 2024
• False Hope for Descriptive Marks – 29 August 2024

Trademark registration

• False Hope for Descriptive Marks – 29 August 2024
• Trademark Protection in Qatar – 19 June 2024
• Combating Greenwashing Environmental Claims in Trademarks – 12 June 2024
• Lego doll valid shape mark – 1 May 2024
• Trademark Escobar parfum contrary to public order – 6 March 2024
• HART – the importance of trademark research – 5 December 2023
• Sound mark – children’s song – 9 November 2023
• Refusal Put Putin In – 2 November 2023
• TOBLERONE and the Matterhorn – 20 July 2023
• Republic of Mauritius joins WIPO – 30 May 2023
• The Oscars: A vibrant trademark – 19 March 2023
• Issues of (semi) descriptive trademarks – 18 January 2023
• State symbol use in logo’s – 20 November 2022
• NFT: trademark registrations in the metaverse – 10 August 2022
• When can a sound be a trademark? – 13 January 2022
• Coin pocket Diesel valid positionmark – 15 December 2021
• The importance of protecting a logo, WELSON vs WELLUX – 11 November 2021
• Pakistan enters International Trademark system – 12 August 2021
• D-Reizen: bankruptcy and trademark rights – 8 July 2021
• The success of 25 years EU trademark – 25 June 2021
• Yellow stitching Dr. Martens valid position mark – 10 June 2021
• Transliteration Chinese trademarks – 3 June 2021
• Washington Redskins the story continues – 12 January 2021
• Milka misses the mark – Ritter Sport chocolate bars valid shapemark – 26 November 2020
• Update on Brexit – Part 4 – 18 November 2020
• The importance of logos in fashion – FAKE DUCK vs SAFE THE DUCK – 15 October 2020
• Vegan Butcher – the importance of filing a logo – 30 April 2020
• Chelsea and José Mourinho – 27 March 2020
• Fack Ju Göthe – Public policy and accepted principles of morality – 8 December 2019
• Repeated filing MONOPOLY in bad faith – 1 December 2019
• Cheaper brand protection in Brazil – 21 November 2019
• Cheaper trademark protection in Canada – 5 August 2019
• Amsterdam University, descriptive mark? – 25 June 2019
• Bad faith trademark filings in China – 18 June 2019
• Bulldog – why trademark a logo? – 9 May 2019
• The revival of the shape-mark – 2 May 2019
• Hakuna matata and colonialism – 9 March 2019
• Scent marks & non traditional trademarks – 17 December 2018
• Fees for Filing and Renewal of Trademarks in the Benelux about to change! – 1 December 2018
• New cancellation procedures to attack Benelux trademarks – 19 August 2018
• Colour trademark Red Bull invalid – 29 May 2018
• EU trademarks and Brexit – 25 May 2018
• Cheaper trademark protection in Indonesia via International Registration – 19 April 2018
• LOCK – why to register logo’s? – 26 March 2018
• Obscene trademarks – law and advertising – 27 February 2018
• Importance of logo protection – logo Diesel – 15 February 2018
• Thailand joins the Madrid treaty – 31 January 2018
• Refusal Mindfuck – trademark conflictive with the public order and morals. – 14 August 2017
• Increasing number of hashtag brands – non traditional trademarks – 2 August 2017
• Non-distinctive logo’s – EUIPO’s new guideline – 7 May 2017
• AJAX Academy- soccer school in Dubai – 25 August 2016
• Logo stops word: EAU CROCO – Lacoste – 17 August 2016
• Brexit EU-trademarks and Designs – 29 May 2016
• Lego figurines protected as shape mark – 2 April 2016
• The value of trademarks – 15 March 2016
• Black Bastard and Old Amsterdam – 8 December 2015
• Board game or trademark? – 1 December 2015
• Pronail, big fish in a small pond – 7 November 2015
• Roy Donders claims his name – application in bad faith – 1 September 2015
• Dracula; scope of normal use – 6 April 2015
• Who is the mole? Quiz – trademark infringement TV format – 17 March 2015
• Trademark with EU-symbols not allowed – 26 November 2013
• Google and the battle against generic use – 7 October 2013
• Importance trademark registration China – 6 October 2013
• Interior of Apple Store protected – 18 June 2013
• READY to FUCK! immoral – 7 June 2013
• BMW claims letter M for its M-Series – 22 April 2013
• ALLAH no trademark – 27 March 2013
• The new trademark car Qoros GQ3 has a conflict with KIA QUORIS and AUDI Q3 – 5 March 2013
• KitKat acquired distinctiveness in EU – How will the Benelux authorities react? – 8 January 2013
• RAW is not descriptive for clothing – 15 May 2012
• Knife handles valid EU trademarks – valid shape mark or not – 22 April 2012
• HIJOPUTA – trademark registration SOB – refusal due to bad morals – 15 March 2012
• FUCKING FREEZING – 5 March 2012
• RAW is not descriptive for clothing – 1 March 2012
• Are Beyonce and Jay-Z committing fraud? – 14 February 2012
• Coca Cola- Pepsi : The bottle neck – 2 December 2010
• MADONNA an offensive mark in Zwitserland – FUCKING HELL accepted in EU – 21 May 2010
• Protect your typography – Living & Co versus 4 Out Living – 20 May 2010
• Domain Hijacking: 5 Million (T)rouble – 17 April 2010
• Pedigree Beer – unwanted associations – 5 March 2010
• Shape mark Revillon wine branch is maintained – 20 February 2010
• Napoleon as toilet paper – 13 February 2010
• One giant leap for mankind – 22 September 2009
• Shape of yoghurt containers distinctive – 27 August 2009
• The Origins of Rome – 17 June 2009
• Cristiano Ronaldo, is a real “Community”-man – 10 June 2009
• Millionth international registration – 9 February 2009
• Benelux Authorities too strict? – 4 February 2009
• Picture of Marlene Dietrich is a trademark – 1 February 2009
• FIFA left empty handed – 2 July 2008
• Olympics – Solid brand – 7 June 2008
• SUNIGUM vs UNIGUM, Oops, mind the error – 22 February 2008
• McDonald’s repels ‘McDrijf’ – 2 February 2008

Trademark search

• Beatles Flower Region Beer prohibited – trademark infringement – 20 August 2014
• Michelin star awarded Ivy has to change name – 18 May 2013
• The Ivy Bar Glasgow infringement on The Ivy in London – 2 March 2013

Trademarks

• Joint-Smoking Mermaid and Starbucks – 21 December 2024
• Carnival Comes Early for Lidl: Private Label Sodas Dress Up as A-List Brands – 4 December 2024
• Trump trademark registration: No Trump-beer, but Trump condoms approved in the EU – 30 November 2024
• There is Only One NIELSON – 5 September 2024
• Run on Nitro – 6 June 2024
• Importance of Logo Registration – 8 May 2024
• The Bulldog rightly claims damages from Red Bull – 15 March 2024
• TOP 40 for Dutch Expats – 13 December 2023
• Russian copycats – Alter Heiler – 20 November 2023
• HERMES vs. HAIRMES – 9 October 2023
• Forgetting to register your trademark: time for a rebrand! – 28 September 2023
• Bad Spaniel’s parody or trademark infringement – 21 September 2023
• Miffy’s sex toys – 13 September 2023
• MK Michael Kors – cancellation similar trademark – 30 August 2023
• Nike stops Max – 9 August 2023
• Ban on KATY PERRY – 2 August 2023
• Brand BIG MAC normally used – 13 July 2023
• NFT: MetaBirkins and Juventus – 23 June 2023
• Mountain top or Marlboro roof – 22 May 2023
• Thom Browne – three or four stripes – 9 May 2023
• PEPSI prevents PAUPSY Concept store – 23 April 2023
• Abcor ranked again in WTR1000 – 15 February 2023
• CAT versus FLOWERCAT – 7 February 2023
• Ressurection of the Theatre Group Amsterdam – 14 December 2022
• 3.6 Million in damage repaires – 27 November 2022
• STARS COFFEE – 13 November 2022
• Look-a-likes logo registration – Ralph Lauren polo player – 16 October 2022
• PUMA logo PUMN: spot the differences – 16 September 2022
• Volkswagen trumps cult camper – 4 August 2022
• Yoko Ono and John Lemon gin – 22 July 2022
• Puma formstrip well-known serial trademark – 30 June 2022
• Jägermeister’s Hubertus deer vs silhouette head of a Hubertus deer – 1 May 2022
• Wendy’s Local David versus Global Goliath – 31 March 2022
• Trademark no more: I want to get rid of my car – 24 February 2022
• Red Horse: coat tailing well known trademark – 6 January 2022
• Valid yellow colormark Kärcher – 18 November 2021
• Self-assembled Kitcar infringes on Ferrari – 28 October 2021
• METCHUP- MAYOCHUP – 5 August 2021
• Ban on Nike Satanshoe – 1 July 2021
• Champagne stops Champaws – 20 April 2021
• Klinsmann – Panini: 2-1 – 13 April 2021
• The risk of restyling a logo- Red Bull vs Bullsone – 1 April 2021
• Influencers social media and well-known brands – 17 February 2021
• Tony Chocolonely Sweet Solution campaign – 3 February 2021
• Opposition lost as a result of Brexit – 17 January 2021
• No logo HelloFresh – 6 January 2021
• Surviving with Miel Gibson – 7 December 2020
• Hema crocodile infringes on Lacoste after all – 3 November 2020
• Production in China and brand protection, HONDA vs HONDAkit – 25 October 2020
• CrossFit vs CrossBox – 1 October 2020
• BMW stops DMW Riskja – 3 September 2020
• Michael Jordan right to a person’s name – 27 August 2020
• Adidas’s stripe saga – 20 August 2020
• Protection of look and feel packaging – 3 July 2020
• Damn Perignon Collection – trademark use in art – 22 May 2020
• bently-motors-takes-a-hit – 5 March 2020
• Brexit update – transition period until 31 December 2020 – 31 January 2020
• Ion Maiden becomes Ion Fury – 12 December 2019
• Ban on name change to TOM – 7 October 2019
• Holiday Ray-Ban sunglasses via Facebook – 9 August 2019
• Red Bull’s reputation and well-known trademarks logo Big Horn – 1 August 2019
• Conceptual meaning Kordaat Kornuit – trademarks similar? – 25 July 2019
• Neymar claims his name – 18 July 2019
• Guns ‘N’ Rosé beer – 8 July 2019
• Tiger and Giraffe Nuts – 4 July 2019
• Free riding on a familiar layout – 8 June 2019
• Crocodile not exclusive to Lacoste – 17 May 2019
• Trademark BIG MAC not used ??? – 1 March 2019
• MEXX a boy’s name? – 20 November 2018
• Bayern Munich settles the score – 16 November 2018
• Puma & cat like predators – 10 October 2018
• Not every Tulip belongs to Ilja Gort – 7 October 2018
• JOHN IS ON – ON LEMON persistence – 1 October 2018
• Beverages and hospitality services deemed similar – 8 September 2018
• Ban on Pepsi copycat – 27 August 2018
• HEMA fined €4.5 million – trademark infringement Levi’s arcuate – 18 August 2018
• Grumpy Cat victorious in court – 1 April 2018
• Arctic Cat infringes Black Panther – 12 March 2018
• Ice cream and soft drinks similar? Unleash the beast – unilever versus monster – 1 February 2018
• BALR – counterfeit and supplier – 31 January 2018
• Cancellation TESTAROSSA – well know trademark – 31 January 2018
• Comparing apples to pears/ oranges – coat tail riding well known mark – 15 November 2017
• VidaGra Stimulating or sickening? Coat-tail riding on well-known trademark – 11 November 2017
• Witte wieven are witches – conceptual similar trademarks – 14 August 2017
• An unpleasant encounter – trademark infringement restaurant names De Ontmoeting – 23 July 2017
• Monopoly vs Drinkopoly, reputation of a well-known trademark – 10 July 2017
• H&M: design or trademark use? – 4 June 2017
• Kruidvat’s SPA SECRETS prohibited – 4 June 2017
• Change European Trademarks – the new European Trademark Directive – 11 June 2016
• Dinosaur logo’s insignificant differences – 30 May 2016
• McDonald’s vs MacCoffee – 20 May 2016
• Smoking bad for jeans – mustang jeans and cigarettes – 7 May 2016
• iPhone in China – 15 April 2016
• Famous in the European Union, Impulse vs Be Impulsive – 3 April 2016
• BEYONCÉ vs FEYONCÉ – trademark rights and parody – 29 March 2016
• Roy Donders claims his name – trademark application in bad faith – 19 December 2015
• Adidas blocks Cruyff shirt – 10 December 2015
• Red Bull misses – 1 December 2015
• Strength of referring logos – 42BELOW vs VODKA 42 – 16 November 2015
• Vlugge Japie vs Snelle Jelle – coattail riding on famous trademarks – 9 November 2015
• CARRERA, cars and navigation equipment – 7 November 2015
• Logo polo Ralph Lauren and bike polo FreshSide similar – 8 May 2015
• Hands off of Alexander Wang – 11 April 2015
• Design more important than words Coca Cola vs Matser Cola – 1 April 2015
• Deadmau5 – Disney, similar logo: 1 – 1 – 26 January 2015
• Trademark protection for Apple store layout – 18 January 2015
• Je Suis Charlie – 16 January 2015
• Land Rover stops the Land Glider – 14 November 2014
• Grenade as a shape mark for a drink, unconventional trademarks, – 14 September 2014
• Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Venus, a valid trademark when together – 1 September 2014
• Beatles Flower Region Beer prohibited – trademark infringement – 20 August 2014
• Stricter policy figurative marks OHIM- distinctive character logo – 17 August 2014
• 4EVER: use of text message language in trademarks – similar trademarks – 6 August 2014
• Importance of registration logos – similar to Lonchmaps figurative mark – 30 July 2014
• Trademarks in holding, curator left empty handed in bankruptcy – register intellectual property rights in holding not in the actual working company. – 21 July 2014
• Ambush marketing at the World Cup in Brazil – 28 June 2014
• Fight over name UB40 – registering artist name as trademark – 17 June 2014
• Position mark – Astroturf car, distinctive chartacter European Community mark – 9 May 2014
• Who the fuck is Channel – 9 May 2014
• The Chubby Checker app – 17 February 2014
• Nutella upset with Nugtella – 5 November 2013
• Prohibition Van Haren for stiletto heels with red sole – 10 June 2013
• Michelin star awarded Ivy has to change name – 18 May 2013
• Restrictive scope of protection for line drawing beer glass holder – 13 January 2013
• The Voice of Hollands Kroon – 7 January 2013
• Prohibition on Lindt’s packaging based on Gold Bears wordmark – 6 January 2013
• Brand-extension: Coca Cola introduces new clothing line – 12 December 2012
• JOOP! – JUP: Board of Appeal agrees with JUP – 2 October 2012
• COOL RIVER does not infringe COOL WATER – 25 August 2012
• RED BULL defeats RED DRAGON – 2 April 2012
• Louis Vuitton condoms – 28 February 2012
• Website names acquire distinctiveness faster – court case Benelux trademark registrations – 27 September 2011
• Baby Gaga mother’s milk – famous European trademarks – 2 August 2011
• War for a cup of coffee – European trademark oppositions – 15 July 2011
• Association sufficient to ward off Swoosh – 2 June 2011
• Red Pepper – Sweet Pepper – 2 February 2011
• MADONNA misses MATERIAL GIRL – 14 July 2010
• Trademarked slogans making a comeback – JUST DO IT versus JUST DO HET – 22 May 2010
• The Bulldog bites the dust – 22 May 2010
• Burberry Pattern stops SACHA shoe – 30 April 2010
• Heineken defeats Olm based on layout of bottle – 26 March 2010
• CANNABIS beer invalid trademark – 7 February 2010
• KEIN HEINEKEN – 7 September 2009
• Importer and distributer, but nothing more – scotch & soda Polska – 3 September 2009
• Danger of restyling – 20 August 2009
• Club Maxi-Cozy to change its name – 8 July 2009
• The importance of logo trademark protection – 6 May 2009
• Polo/Lauren stops Polo Sport – 30 January 2009
• RTL VANDAAG defeats EEN VANDAAG – 26 January 2009
• Competition bagged by Kipling – 3 January 2009
• Camel dromedary misses the boat – 27 March 2008
• Rebuild your own Ferrari (not) – 26 March 2008
• Accelerated procedure for infringement – 2 February 2008