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Abcor ABC Magazine
- 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
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
- Tallon Griekspoor – 9 December 2024
- Dancohr Corporation Cosmetics – 26 June 2024
- River2Sea – 26 June 2024
- Tehava – 26 June 2024
- Dechra – Veterinary pharmaceuticals – 26 June 2024
- Rainforest Alliance – International non-governmental organization – 26 June 2024
- Scotch Whisky Investments – Investment company – 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- 1.11 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
- 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
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
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
- 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
- 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
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