The story of part German/part Danish company Haribo's signature gummy bear is a fascinating tale of trade mark protection and legal disputes in the food and drink industry.
Hot on the heels of our recent article, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, the Danish High Court has just reached a decision in which they awarded 23 well known Danish athletes damages for the infringement of their image rights by Bookmaker Bet365.
While we settle in for a summer of major summer sporting events, including the UEFA EURO 2024, the Tour de France, and the Olympic Games in Paris, the European Union is trying its best to stem a troubling increase in illegal sports streaming and counterfeit sporting goods.
An EPO Board of Appeal has requested clarification from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning how the claims of a patent or application are to be interpreted, particularly whether and to what extent the description and figures may be used.
In the first major UPC ruling on the validity of opt-outs, the Court of Appeal dismissed a preliminary objection to the UPC’s jurisdiction to hear a revocation action on the basis that the opt-out filed in respect of the European Patent was defective.