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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · 16d

In case of interest 😎

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[Guest post] Designs, Dilution and Dates: The Almost Forgotten Case C-749/24 – Van Ratingen v Versuni

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Sep 10

New tensions in Hungary’s judiciary 🇭🇺:

After intervening in the referral phase of Art. 267 TFEU, the Hungarian Supreme Court now seeks to influence how lower courts apply CJEU rulings.

ANNA MADARASI and TAMÁS KENDE on what's at stake.

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Quote from the piece by authors Anna Madarasi and Tamás Kende: “At stake is not merely a technical matter of judicial interpretation, but rather the fulfillment of the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) TEU.”

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COOLJEN @cooljenim.bsky.social · Aug 25

THE GOOD NEWS: last year's version of COVID booster is being found to cover the new variants pretty well. So even if the newest version, for whatever reason, cannot be issued to the pharmacy chains, get the last version currently in the pharmacy chains and it should be protective as well...

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Judges for Judges @j4j.bsky.social · Aug 21

The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against 4 ICC Judges 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇫🇯🇸🇳. www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...

The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions against Judges and Deputy Prosecutors

The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against ICC Judges Kimberly Prost (Canada), Judge Nicolas Guillou (France), Deputy...

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 20

Europe’s culinary heritage is rich, diverse, and worth protecting.

With 3,500+ geographical indications registered, we’re safeguarding the traditions, skills, and people behind them.

So, they’re never lost to imitation.

Behind every label is a legacy. Time to discover them ↓

europa.eu/!DByXmJ

A map of Europe showing the number of geographical indications by country. Each country is a different shade of green, and the numbers are in yellow circles.

Italy: 889
France: 771
Spain: 388
Greece: 282
Portugal: 207
Germany: 179
Hungary: 88
Croatia: 74
Romania: 75
Bulgaria: 72
Austria: 57
Slovenia: 46
Czechia: 43
Belgium: 39
Netherlands: 39
Poland: 38
Slovakia: 29
Cyprus: 26
Sweden: 26
Ireland: 13
Lithuania:
Denmark: 13
Finland: 13
Latvia: 5
Luxembourg: 3
Malta: 4
Estonia: 2

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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Aug 12

Come to the EU, experience the EU design law—whatever title you choose for your design it will be of no help in arguing validity … 😂

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alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · Aug 9

the shape and design of pocky was deemed functional & thus ineligible for trade dress protection in the US, but the company that makes it has just been granted a 3D trademark in japan

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The shape of Pocky is now legally trademarked in Japan

Manufacturer says it will “appropriately protect and utilize our trademark” of the iconic chocolate pretzel stick snack.

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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hard to imagine how to infringe … 👀

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Lizet Kruyff @lizetkruyff.bsky.social · Jul 26

Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine.

September sunflower

#art #flowers #Ukraina

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · Jul 19

At least on first skim, I'm not seeing any description of the purported trade dress.

FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION
Trade Dress Infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)
(Against All Defendants)
42. EcoFlow restates and incorporates by reference the allegation in paragraphs 1 through 41 of this Complaint as if fully set forth herein.
43. EcoFlow is entitled to the right, title, and interest in the trade dress embodied by EcoFlow DELTA Series products sold in the United States. See Exhibit B.
44. Defendants have made and sold in interstate commerce the Accused Product that embodies EcoFlow’s trade dress.

Exhibit B, which appears to be a product page for the plaintiff's product

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jul 18

Busy times in AI and copyright law.

The CJEU has received its first referral on chatbots and copyright. PHILIPP HACKER unpacks the case and possible outcomes. The decision could reshape the future of AI development.

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Quote from our published article by author Philipp Hacker: “The Court’s decision will establish the legal framework for AI’s relationship with copyright and press publishers’ rights across the EU.”

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Jocelyn Bosse @jocelynbos.se · Jul 17

The EU General Court upheld the cancellation of two trade marks belonging to the major supermarket, Iceland, for being geographically descriptive for the Nordic country:
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Country of Iceland successfully freezes out British supermarket's trade marks on the grounds of descriptiveness

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

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Patent Buddy @patentbuddy.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Eleanor – prop or character? US Court of Appeals says prop

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

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The Fashion Law @tfl.bsky.social · Jul 10

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sold for €8.58M ($10M) to a phone-in bidder during a Sotheby's auction in Paris today. www.thefashionlaw.com/breaking-dow...

The Hermès Birkin: Breaking Down the Building of an "It" Bag

In June, New York federal judge cemented Hermès’s win in the closely-watched lawsuit over the BIRKIN trademark.

www.thefashionlaw.com

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European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · Jul 9

Grand Chamber judgment Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia - the Court holds Russia accountable for widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights arising from the conflict in Ukraine since 2014
tinyurl.com/5f4mwju3

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European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · Jul 9

Vidéo : Prononcé de l’arrêt de grande chambre dans l’affaire Ukraine et Pays-Bas c. Russie | Video: delivery of the Grand Chamber ruling in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia tinyurl.com/2e5n5ewc
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRdelivery

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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Jul 8

Well, well—different types of non-solid lines appear to raise questions if not problems when it comes to litigation

Cetero censeo:

An international convention might be helpful and seem to call for global research … 🧐

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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hot off the press—my paper on lack of consistent subject matter in EU design law has been published today in GRUR International (OUP)

#designpatents

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Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Jun 20

Case C-323/24 on freedom of the designer under EU design law:

curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

Advocate General EMILIOU is citing one of my recent papers and, overall, endorses a concept of ‘inverse proportionality’ (for which I coined the notion ‘reciprocity’)—not bad to start the weekend 😎

Henning Hartwig @henninghartwig.bsky.social · Jun 18

TIL: Stuttgart Appeal Court found that German toy company Ravensburger must not refrain, under the Italian Codice dei beni cultural i e del paesaggio, from using, outside Italy, reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ (11/6/2025; 4 U 136/24)

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jun 18

Pardons for friends, threats for foes: Trump turns justice into a loyalty test. When power rewards allegiance over fairness, the system itself is at risk.

DOUGLAS HUSAK unpacks the corrosive impact of transactional pardons on American democracy.

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Quote by the author Douglas Husak from the article "Pardons, Criminal Theory, and Political Sociology".

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jun 14

Last weekend, Trump deployed the National Guard and marines to LA.

The memorandum targets core First Amendment activity: peaceful protest.

EMILY BERMAN outlines and critiques its legal basis, and explains why this case will reach far beyond L.A.

verfassungsblog.de/troops-in-l-a/

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Patent Buddy @patentbuddy.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Trump's civil war

And our new birth of freedom

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Jun 5

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”

By Ruben Bolling

Genius. Click in.

A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book. Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..

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