MEPs go soft on exhaustion of trademark rights
The European Parliament asked the Commission to prepare a study on the implications of a change in the exhaustion of the trademark rights regime. A change from the current regime of EU-wide exhaustion...
View ArticleEU axes regulation in competitiveness drive
EU ministers agreed to scrap "unnecessary" EU laws on wood- and product-packaging and to lower application costs for EU-wide trademarks, saying that this would help bolster the Union's competitiveness.
View ArticleTradeMarks 2015: What makes associations effective?
The TradeMarks survey measures the extend to which Brussels policy leaders believe associations are effective. The survey was conducted by APCO Insight, in collaboration with EurActiv.
View Article190 tonnes of illegal pesticides seized by Europol
Around 190 tonnes of illegal pesticides have been discovered at airports and harbours in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, Europol on Friday (18 December). EurActiv’s...
View ArticleTranslation gaffe costs Spanish rail company EU court case
A Spanish rail company has failed in its appeal against a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) related to its logo because it failed to lodge its initial application in...
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