Archive – IP (2026)

Can Obelix – the clumsy yet invincible Gaul with a fondness for wild boar – be associated with firearms? The General Court of the European Union held that he cannot. In a judgment delivered in May 2026, the Court sided with the French publishing house Les Éditions Albert René in a dispute linking th

In December 2025, the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) issued a decision in a long-running dispute over the application for the trademark “GEORGE ORWELL”. At the heart of the dispute is the heirs’ attempt to register the famous writer’s name as a Europ

Czech perfumers from Notino were unwilling to disclose the source of their Chanel products. However, they were unsuccessful before the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and are now required to provide information about their suppliers. This is the story of a legally intriguing dispute in wh

The General Court upheld Ferrari’s rights in the TESTAROSSA trademark and ruled that its use in connection with second-hand cars and replacement parts constituted genuine use, even though Ferrari has not produced new vehicles under the trademark for many years.