In 2011 Italian restaurant Eataly opens its doors in Tilburg. According to the tradename register there are several other restaurants in the Netherlands with this name. Since the activities of an Italian restaurant are very locally bound the tradename rights are geographically very limited. Eataly does not expect to run into any problems.
Wang is a very successful fashion designer from America. In the Netherlands hij is most familiar because of the fall collection 2014 of H&M. In December of 2011 the name ALEXANDER WANG had been registered by another company. This company also registered other famous designers such as Isabel Marant, Pierre Hardy and Guiseppe Zanotti. Trademark rights are created by registration. However, this does not mean anyone can simply register the name of a celebrity.
In order to optimally protect the goodwill of their brand Coca Cola not only registered the word COCA COLA as a trademark, but also the figurative elements surrounding it, such as the shape of the bottle and the font. Recently an application was filed for the logo MASTER, for soda, which was opposed by Coca Cola.
Designs are often filed with the use of drawings, however, if texture or material is essential to the design, it is sometimes better to use photos. Happy Cocooning sells table furnaces. The Cocoon tables are massive square or round composite garden tables with a gas burner assembled inside them.
Every week since January of this year new top level domain names are launched. For companies this is very relevant. At the conception of a new trademark or product the domain name is frequently already taken. In this case a clothing store wanted to start under the name ALEX. However, the url ALEX.NL was no longer available, since it was owned by a bank. ALEXFASHION.NL was available, but for obvious reasons this domain name is not optimal.
Canadian Joel Thomas Zimmerman, better known as DJ Deadmau5, has been battling with Disney over his logo. For over ten years the DJ has been using a round LED helmet with two large ears during his performances. The corresponding logo was subsequently filed for protection as a trademark for many goods and services, such as entertainment services, BMX bikes, bags, clothing, toys, liquor and food. This application was objected by Disney in the United States. The logo is too similar to Disney’s trademark from 1999, a silhouette of Mickey Mouse’s head and ears. This trademark was also registered for a large number of goods and services. As such Deadmau5’s application would harm Disney’s activities.
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Among others in this issue:
• EUIPO vs Mora TV: weigering geluidsmerk
• Jägermeister vs Alte Heiler: stop Russische copycat
• Stichting Nederlandse Top 40: gericht op Benelux?
• Tijdschrift HART vs Hermitage: soortgelijkheid
• Monique Granneman: nieuwe partner Abcor
