The European Parliament has approved the new European Trademark Directive, which will come into force on March 23. There are some important changes. The registration fees will be paid per

Cartoon figures are regularly used to market child products. Ehrman (a big German dairy products company) launches Monster Backe, a friendly smiling dinosaur, in 2006. The character is being used

Some companies work with a series of brands. Almost all products are offered through trademarks that have something in common. One of the most famous examples is McDonald’s. Next to

Mustang is a famous German jeans brand (launched in 1948). Its logo, which contains a stylized mustang, refers to the wild west. The trademark is registered in many countries. When

Well-known trademarks have a broad protection. The holders of these trademarks can act against unfair use of their trademarks, even if used for other products. However, the titleholder has to

Trademark protection is always limited by territory. A Benelux trademark is limited to its borders and usually not beyond. The consequence of this territorial limitation is that it is possible

In the Benelux there are no separate rules for the registration of personal names as a trademark. Since 2012 Roy Donders has become famous, thanks to various TV shows. In

A famous trademark may oppose the use of a comparable sign for completely different products. In a trademark application is filed for an orange T-Shirt that bears number 14, which