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Good news: All EU trademarks and Community Designs will be cloned in the UK. You will not have to act unless…
you have pending trademark or design application through 31.12.2020. If so, you will need to consider whether to re-file in […]
The ECJ dismissed the appeals of a number of pharmaceutical companies seeking to delay the marketing of the generic antidepressant citalopram
From the late 1970’s, Lundbeck developed and patented an antidepressant medicine containing the active substance known as citalopram. Once its original compound patent expired, Lundbeck continued to hold only […]
GEISTWERT’s Partner Juliane Messner reports in the ECTA Bulletin March 2021 [Link] on “Red Bull-Trade Marks Well-known also for ‘Events'” (page 42 – pdf-download-Link):
As regards the reputation of the Red Bull signs, the Austrian Court, based on the submissions by Red Bull, found that the Red Bull signs ‘undoubtedly […]
Wanna hear about some of the highlight cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union in trademark matters in 2020?
Then listen to the MARQUES Podcast feat. Marianne Hollands and Constantin Kletzer
https://www.marques.org/podcast/ or on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6j5HoGSdnxw1B7AV5pc1Ot
Enjoy!
We are flattered and proud of our Geistwert baby #nearlysevenyears to be recognized by #wtr1000.
With three of our partners being ranked in gold tier 🙂
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/rankings/austria
“A go-to for any and all trademark matters, GEISTWERT changed the face of the Austrian legal landscape when it was set up. Its […]
Join us for the second installment of our new #Clubhouse talk series “IP-TO-GO”. This week’s panel of experts will focus on Brands and Advertising, with Holger Gauß, Constantin Kletzer and Deborah Davis Han! Hosted by Tiffany Valeriano
Every Monday. 30 minutes of IP law for startups and entrepreneurs from Silicon […]
The assertion that someone is a “rotten traitor”, a “corrupt oaf” and member of a “fascist party” is insulting and defamatory pursuant to section 1330 para 1 Austrian Civil Code ruled the Austrian Supreme Court in its decision 6Ob195/19y of September 15, 2020.
A private Facebook Service user, registered under […]
An Overview by Juliane Messner / Max W. Mosing
80 pages on the Austrian Data Protection Law (GDPR and national DSG et al) in English [Download].
On September 22, 2020, the Austrian Supreme Court, in its decision 4Ob135/20m confirmed that the fact that a medical device is correctly marked CE gives rise to assuming that the device meets the requirements of the law. Whether this (legal) assumption can be rebutted in the Unfair Competition proceedings […]
In its judgement of October 1, 2020, C-649/18, the EUCJ clarified that foreign pharmacies must not be forbidden to advertise medicinal products via paid referencing on search engines and price comparison websites. Such a prohibition would go beyond what is necessary to protect public health.
As regards the prohibition on […]