In clothing and fashion accessories logos play an important role. Consumers often recognize product snot only by their name, but also by their labels. The visual element is therefore extremely important. If the logo is a clear and recognizable picture, it is advised to seek protection for this.
In 2013 over 13,800 companies went bankrupt. In case of a bankruptcy, however, a company’s goodwill does not disappear. That is why a curator will always explore possibilities of a restart. Why registering intellectual property rights (as trademarks) in the holding in stead of the actual working company?
Britt Dekker, a Dutch celebrity, was photographed by Playboy in 2011 for their Christmas Special. Two weeks later website GeenStijl received an anonymous tip (using an alias) that the pictures can be seen on the internet. A day later GeenStijl publishes a link to Britt Dekker’s photograph. Sanoma, the publisher that works for Playboy, immediately send a cease and desist letter to GeenStijl. GeenStijl does not respond to this, but because of all the media attention this generated the photos are now all over the internet.
The shape of furniture (and other shapes of applied arts) can be easily protected with a design registration. This can be licensed to third parties and can be used in infringement cases. In case there is no design registration copyright law may provide a solution.
Big sporting events are always a good venue for predatory forms of advertising, the World Cup in Brazil will be no exception. The first actions have already taken place. The question, however, remains which type of advertising is allowed and which is not. The FIFA tries to allow as little as possible
Companies reserve an increasingly bigger portion of their marketing budget for Social Media campaigns. The disadvantage of Social Media is that users do not always know who the message is from. For this reason the new Advertising Code for Social Media January 1, 2014 came into force. Its alleged purpose is to increase transparency in Social Media. This is possible by clearly indicating what the relationship is between the advertiser and the person spreading the message.
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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
