The court in New York has opened the door for parody in trademark law. My other Bag sells canvas bags with the test “My Other Bag” on the front and

German artist Thomas Horn is the creative mind behind the new clothing line PUDEL. The logo shows a black silhouette of a jumping poodle. The word PUDEL is written in

On February 7th the new theatre comedy of Toupe of Joep premiered. A week before opening night Blue Circle, the producer of Farmer searches Wife, clearly voiced its unhappiness. In

The Tobacco Act prohibits advertising and sponsorship of tobacco. The secretary of public regularly has to file procedures against covert advertisement of tobacco. Even the parody poster of

For years now Barbie has been a major success for Mattell. Barbie is placed at no. 97 of the top 100 most important trademark in the world. Naturally

In European trademark law there is very little, if any, room for parodies on trademarks. Very much to the dismay of many an artist. The German novelty houseware manufacturer Koziol

Because of its child friendly character Dick Bruna’s Miffy is often a humorous target. Bruna has more often than not successfully opposed unacceptable parodies on Miffy. For example in 2002

Joking about the police can cost you dearly. in January of this year, a 16-year-old girl was fined for wearing the image of a man urinating on the police logo