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ECJ: Vital&Fit trademark confusion case

October 31, 2012Bogdan Ivanišević and Ana PetkovicBlog, Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Trade Names

The Court of Justice of the European Union (General Court) ruled on 25 October 2012 in riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG v. OHIMabout the...

Unauthorized use of trademarks and copyrighted works in movie scenes

October 29, 2012Bogdan IvaniševićBlog, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks and Trade Names

The blawgosphere has reacted with consternation to the news that Faulkner Literary Rights, LLC sued Sony Pictures Classics, Inc. on October 25, 2012, over the...

Novak Djokovic and Danilo Kiš: (un)authorized use of image and name

October 18, 2012Bogdan IvaniševićBlog, Intellectual Property, Right of Publicity / Personality

As discussed in the first installment of this two-part post, the Serbian media reported in May 2012 about a book authored by an anonymous Serbian writer, entitled...

Private Damages Actions For Antitrust Infringements Under Serbian Law

October 4, 2012Dragan Gajin and Tijana KojovićBlog, Competition, Competition Law - Other Issues

Competition law infringements not only hurt public interest by distorting competition, but may also inflict direct harm on businesses and consumers reflected in price surcharges....

Djokovic featured on book cover – trademark infringement?

September 30, 2012Bogdan IvaniševićBlog, Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Trade Names

In May of this year, tennis player Novak Djokovic – probably the best known Serb alive – became the focus of a controversy with a...

Plant Variety Rights: Ralf Schräder in discord with lemon symphony

September 26, 2012Bogdan IvaniševićBlog, Intellectual Property, Plant breeders' rights

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued only a handful of decisions about plant variety rights, and in such cases the key issue was...

Serbian courts reject “Crazy House 2011” as a trade name for Chinese food service

September 19, 2012Bogdan IvaniševićBlog, Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Trade Names

“Luda kuća” (“Crazy House”, in English) is a well-known Chinese restaurant located in the center of Belgrade. The restaurant is owned by “Luda kuća i...

Highlights from the 16th IBA Annual Competition Conference

September 18, 2012Tijana KojovićBlog, Competition Law - Other Issues

The IBA Annual Competition Conference held in Florence, Italy on 14-15 September 2012 gathered more than 160 participants from all corners of the globe. The...

No registration for ‘U.S. Polo Assn.’, says European Court

September 7, 2012Bogdan Ivanišević and Ana PetkovicBlog, Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Trade Names

Somewhat in the shadow of the decision August Storck KG v OHIM , which concerned chocolate mouse-shaped mark and received coverage in the specialized blogs (e.g. here, here, and here), another decision...

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ECJ: Vital&Fit trademark confusion case

Unauthorized use of trademarks and copyrighted works in movie scenes

Novak Djokovic and Danilo Kiš: (un)authorized use of image and name

Private Damages Actions For Antitrust Infringements Under Serbian Law

Djokovic featured on book cover – trademark infringement?

Plant Variety Rights: Ralf Schräder in discord with lemon symphony

Serbian courts reject “Crazy House 2011” as a trade name for Chinese food service

Highlights from the 16th IBA Annual Competition Conference

No registration for ‘U.S. Polo Assn.’, says European Court

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