Is a descriptive trade name of any use to you?
Every company has one or sometimes several trade names, the names under which the company operates. This does not require registration; the right to the trade name arises by using it.
read moreIntellectual Property and the impending BREXIT
The end of the Brexit transition period is near! Although the negotiations between the United Kingdom and the EU are still in full swing, several changes in the field of intellectual property have already become clear.k
read moreA lookalike is no violation of portrait right
Under ‘portrait law’ the appearance of a person is protected and one should not simply use a recognizable image of someone else. If this does happen, then the person portrayed may oppose this, provided he has a reasonable interest in this.
read moreA Jingle as Trademark?
News A Jingle as Trademark? 17 March 2020 – Silvie Wertwijn, Micheline Don Last year we already informed in our Newsletter that since March 2019 registration of a mark no longer requires graphical representation. However, the condition that the mark... read moreAmended Benelux Trademark Rules
Based on the new European Trademark Directive and further harmonization of trademark law at EU level, the new Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property has been amended and entered into force on 1 March 2019. The main changes read as follows.
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