Thies Bösling will be representing the firm at the 141st Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Boston from 16 – 22 May 2019. Email Thies to schedule a meeting: boesling@boesling.comRead more
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Inga George takes on the RED BULL VERLEIHT FLÜÜÜGEL ruling of the General Court (judgment of 4 October 2018 – T-150/17). Inga shows that the key holding in RED BULL – energy drinks and alcoholic beverages are dissimilar goods – is in line with the Court’s previous case law, e.g. LINDENHOF (judgment of 15 February 2005 – T-296/02,Read more
Thies Bösling will be attending the APRAM / WIPO Conference “STRATEGIES INTERNATIONALES DE MARQUES: BILAN, NOUVEAUTES, PERSPECTIVES“ to be held in Paris on 28 June 2018. Thies will be giving a presentation on the CJEU’s interpretation of „establishment“ in Article 125 EUTMR, and its implications for international litigation and portfolio management strategies. Email Thies atRead more
Founding partner Thies Bösling will be representing boesling IP at the 140th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA). The Meeting will be held from May 19 – 23, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Thies will be hosting a Table Topic on international jurisdiction in EU trademark infringement cases on Tuesday, May 22. Email ThiesRead more
Thies Bösling will be attending the 26th Annual Fordham IP Conference, taking place April 5-6 2018 in New York City. Thies will be speaking about international jurisdiction in trademark infringement cases as part of the Copyright and Trademark Enforcement session. Full information about the conference schedule, speakers and presentations is available on the conference website:Read more
Inga George takes on the BURLINGTON ARCADE decision of the General Court (judgment of 6 December 2017 – T-123/16) concerning the similarity between the services of a shopping arcade and the goods that may be sold in the various shops. Taking the example of the Rap Shot/Rap decision of the German Federal Patent Court (orderRead more
We are sometimes asked if the use of a common first name such as Paul, Frank or Suzie can infringe on another company’s trademark. The question typically arises in the context of fashion retail where traders often use male or female first names to identify specific products or designs within their collection. Surprisingly to manyRead more
The Higher Regional Court of Munich held in a recently published decision (case reference 6 U 3973/16) that the use of the English designation „patent pending” on dental care products is suited to mislead German consumers. The court held that the larger part of the general public had only a basic knowledge of the EnglishRead more
