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RSSLibya’s Trademark Office temporary suspends acceptance of foreign applications and trade mark registrations
The new measure takes effect from 1 November 2022

Big Mac decision – Charlie Chaplin’s Charlot
Recent decision from the Boards of Appeal concerning “Big Mac” trade mark. EUIPO decision concerning the registration as a EUTM of Charlie Chaplin’s Charlot character.

Louboutin – Amazon case (C-148/21 and C-184/21)
For this month's blog post, we have made a compilation of the Louboutin - Amazon cases

Rolex case. Sonos-Google
Recent case law from the General Court and updates from Sonos – Google patent dispute.
Ambassador of the Month: Emilie Marcelet
Each month we introduce you to a member of our Ambassador team. The ambassador of this month is Emilie Marcelet from Hauts de France Innovation Development, who has been part of the team since 2013.
Applications Are Now Open for WIPO Global Awards 2023
The annual WIPO Global Awads competition is now open to self-nominations from candidates in all countries and business sectors.
EPO Launches: Hydrogen Patents for A Clean Energy Future
European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have recently published a joint study analysing the innovation along hydrogen value chains.
Call for Applications: Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund 2023
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently announced that the call for applications to the SME Fund 2023 will be open from 23 January to 8 December 2023.
e-shape Capacity Building: Joint Training Session on Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
Joining forces with e-shape IP and Innovation Office (Evenflow) and EARSC, the European IP Helpdesk team organized an IP training session on „Intellectual Property Commercialisation and Licensing”.

Adidas – Thom Browne. Trade mark registration of a person’s face.
Adidas loses trial over three-stripes trade mark. Decision from the EUIPO Examination Division.