The importance of prior rights in domain name disputes: bpost arrives too late and misses out on the domain name “bpost.com”
Pour être valable, une marque doit revêtir un caractère distinctif : la marque doit permettre au consommateur de distinguer les produits ou les services d’une entreprise déterminée de ceux d’autres entreprises.
On 1 December 2020, the first part of the law of 8 July 2018 reforming the profession of patent attorney and creating a Belgian Institute for Patent Attorneys, entered into force.
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivers judgments regarding the concept of “communication to the public” faster than legal scholars can read and dissect them.
Trademark applicants and owners often receive documents asking for payments related to a trademark or design application or renewal. Cautiousness is highly recommended in this respect!
A trademark which has not been put to Genuine use by its owner or an authorised third party within five years after its registration is liable to revocation unless there are proper reasons for its non-use.
Vous souhaitez débuter un nouveau business, et vous êtes conscient que vous devez penser à de multiples choses.
Since 15 September 2020, the EORI number has become mandatory to obtain customs measures: the seizure request forms have been modified to impose the mention of the EORI number.
The functioning of the World Wide Web is in many ways dependent on the use of hyperlinks. Many of those hyperlinks refer to works protected by copyright. In his recent Opinion, Advocate General Szpunar has considered which kinds of hyperlinks should be regarded as a communication to the public
Zoals je ongetwijfeld al hebt gehoord, heeft de Sp.a haar oog laten vallen op ‘Vooruit’ als nieuwe naam. Een merkenconflict dat al heel wat aandacht kreeg in de media …
Over smaken en kleuren valt niet te twisten, maar wat betreft de implicaties van deze naamkeuze op merkenrechtelijk vlak, hebben wij én de Vooruit in Gent wel een duidelijke mening. ​
