The French luxury giant Chanel filed a opposition against Huawei’s trademark applied for hardware in the scope of class 9 before EUIPO. The EUIPO rejected Chanel’s opposition. However, Chanel did not give up and filed a suitcase before EU Court. The case concluded. The court
Today is the World Intellectual Property Day! The event, giving meaning to our industry, was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to raise awareness of how patents, copyrights, trademarks, and designs affect daily life and to celebrate creativity and the contribution
What is a Trademark? It is a sign. It enables the goods or services of an enterprise to be distinguished from the goods or services of other enterprises. It should be demonstratable in the registry so that the subject of the protection provided to the
The EUIPO has once again been recognised for its innovative environmental practices by the Green Apple Environment Awards. The Office won Gold in the ‘Legal/Climate Change’ category for its overall achievements and efforts to reduce the Office’s energy, paper and carbon consumption within the EUIPO’s
The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, has published its data providing information on the number and status of patent, trademark and design applications filed through WIPO in 2020. According to WIPO data, a noticeable increase in international patent applications has been observed despite the pandemic.
On February 24, 2021, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO’s Director General, making it the 108th member of the Madrid System, which now covers 124 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for the Islamic Republic
The American shoe company New Balance won its China New Barlun case after years of struggle. The court ordered New Barlun Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Shiyi Trade Co. Ltd., which have been active in the sportswear industry in China for years to pay $3.85 million
According to Article 4 of the Turkish Industrial Property Law No. 6769, ‘Trademarks may consist of any signs like words, including personal names, figures, colors, letters, numbers, sounds, and the shape of goods or their packaging, provided that such signs are capable of distinguishing the
The North Face, which released its new technology FUTURELIGHT for the autumn-winter collection 2019 with an advertising campaign of $ 20 million, was sued by graffiti artist Leonard Hilton McGurr, known as FUTURA, in the second week of the year 2021. The attorneys of FUTURA
The document, which has been used by many countries in the international arena for many years and can also be referred to as a coexistence agreement, was finally entered into force with the Turkish Industrial Property Code as of January 1, 2017 in Turkey as