The new COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech will likely be marketed under the name Covuity. The trademark register often betrays new plans concerning brand names.
Sometimes you can strongly disagree with a ruling. Such as that of the European trademark office EUIPO on 2 July. The owner of the logo webuyanycar.com stops the European registration of the logo Buyanycar.com. How can you claim trademark rights for a completely non-distinctive sentence?
What happens to my European trademark after Brexit? Am I still protected in the United Kingdom after 1 January? Do I need to act quickly to secure my trademark rights now? These are all questions that arise with holders of European trademark registrations as the Brexit approaches. Chiever provides the answers below.
CiaoCiaoKing: what a nice brand for our new e-cigarette, Chinese company Ningbo Trading must have thought. Let’s add a nice little logo with a dashing letter and a water bong and then apply for a European trademark registration. No sooner said than done.