ArticlePriority For Brand Protection – SME Fund To Offer ReimbursementsIn today's digital age an entity's intellectual property (IP) is of significant value, which ought to be adequately protected.European UnionIntellectual PropertyGanado Advocates
ArticleLa Liste Des Finalistes Aux « European Inventor Award » DévoiléeLa cérémonie du Prix de l'Inventeur Européen 2024 se déroulera à Malte le 9 juillet prochain. L'OEB vient de dévoiler la liste des douze finalistes, comprenant trois finalistes dans chacune des catégories suivantes.MaltaIntellectual PropertyNovagraaf Netherlands BV
ArticleEU Intellectual Property Office Launches SME Fund For 2024The European Union Intellectual Property Office (the "EUIPO") has implemented ‘The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund' (the "Fund")...European UnionIntellectual PropertyCamilleri Preziosi
ArticleAustralian Start Up In Row With Apple Over ‘HealthKit’Apple announced that it shall be using the name ‘HealthKit’ for its new fitness technology - a platform on which users can run fitness apps and share health data.MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleA Publication That Look Back At 25 Years Of EU Trade Mark PracticesTogether with various experts from all over Europe, Paul Micallef Grimaud and Nikolai Lubrano formed part of a panel of contributors who, under the lead of Flip Petillion put together a book...European UnionIntellectual PropertyGanado Advocates
ArticleNew Regulation On Community Trademarks To Come Into Force In March 2016At the end of 2015, the European Parliament approved an amendment to the regulation on Community trademarks.European UnionIntellectual PropertyCSB Group
ArticleThe ECJ Is Being SuedThe delays at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have become so bad, that the court itself is being sued. European UnionIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleThe Economic Cost Of Counterfeiting And Piracy In The EUThe studies carried out by the Office show that the millions are continuously lost due to the sale of counterfeit products in a variety of different sectors.European UnionIntellectual PropertyFinance Malta
ArticleThe EU Court Rules Linking To Free Web Content Is LegalLast month the European Court ruled that websites can link to freely available content without the permission of the copyright holder.European UnionIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleThe Economic Cost Of Counterfeiting And Piracy In The European UnionBetween the months of March of 2015 and September 2016, the EUIPO conducted an array of studies concerning losses incurred from the sale of counterfeit products on an EU wide basis...MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleMessi Wins: EU Court Rules No Potential Conflict Between "MESSI" And "MASSI" TrademarksIn a decision issued yesterday morning, the General Court of the CJEU (EGC) approved the registration of a logo consisting of a shield motif with the letter "M" blazoned across the front...European UnionIntellectual PropertyMamo TCV Advocates
ArticleTax Commissioner Allows Accelerated Deductions In Respect Of Intellectual Property And Intellectual Property RightsThe Commissioner for Tax and Customs in Malta issued a notification, ushering in changes to the rules relating to deductions in respect intellectual property (IP) and intellectual property rights (IPRs).MaltaIntellectual PropertyDF Advocates
ArticleCounterfeit Toys Cost EU Games Manufacturers €1.4 Billion In Losses YearlyOn the 14th of December 2015, the Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) published a report stating that in the EU games and toy sector, 12.3% of sales are lost due to counterfeiting. European UnionIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleLoss Of Sales In The Fashion Industry Due To Counterfeit ProductsThe Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the European Patent Office (EPO), have recently published two reports regarding the impact of counterfeit fashion items...European UnionIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleReimbursement Of Trademark Fees For SMEsThe European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be crucial to the European economy. European UnionIntellectual PropertyFenech Farrugia Fiott Legal (FFL)
ArticleHappy Birthday To You Song Copyright Case Settled Out Of CourtThe copyright to the song ‘Happy Birthday to You' had been claimed by the company Warner/Chappell Music Inc in the 1980's. MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleIntroducing Trademark Renewals On-line FilingThe Trademark Renewals On-line Filing is a brand new e-service launched by the Intellectual Property Registrations Directorate in conjunction with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticlePositive Update On EU Trademark And Industrial Design Rights Post-BrexitAs many are no doubt aware, an updated draft of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community was published last month.MaltaIntellectual PropertyMamo TCV Advocates
ArticleThe Patent War In Silicon Valley ContinuesThe federal circuit court in Washington DC ruled in favour of Apple and has significantly reduced Samsung's chances of escaping the hefty fine due to Apple for patent infringements.MaltaIntellectual PropertyGVZH Advocates
ArticleWorld Intellectual Property DayBack in the year 2000, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) designated the 26th of April to be marked as World Intellectual Property Day.MaltaIntellectual PropertyChetcuti Cauchi Advocates