Publicity and Symbols or Religious Names

In Europe, an interesting shock has been caused regarding Right of Advertising (and for that matter, Right of Freedom of Expression) and religious sentiments. The European Tribunal of Human Rights TEDH has decided on a case, in which an advertiser of Lithuanian...

Trademarks and National Feeling

The General Court of the European Union TGUE has rejected the registration of the community mark “THE MAFIA SITS AT THE TABLE», for catering services. The Italian Republic has opposed the registration of the Trademark, based on Article 7, Part 1, f) of the Community...

NEW INTELLIGENT ROBOTS… PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

An interesting article in MAGISTER LUCENTINUS, about NEW INTELLIGENT ROBOTS, Patents and Intellectual Property. We read the news, every day, about “intelligent robots”… They arrive at work autonomously… Hence, they will be capable of “creating” computer programmes, or...

Trademarks, Publicity, Religion and Feelings

Recent European and Asian decisions have referred to the relation between trademark Law and Right of advertisement Law or Freedom of Expression, and the feelings of the community, religious or not. I find it interesting to review them. Religious Symbols…Can they be...

DO YOU REALLY SAVE MONEY BY MANUFACTURING IN CHINA?

For some companies it has become “received wisdom” that it costs less to manufacture goods in China. But is it really true? In many cases moving manufacturing to China has meant lower production costs, although moving production has not necessarily lived up to...

YES, COMPARATIVE ADVERTISEMENT

Still nowadays people get shocked when they see a comparative advertisement. If you saw one of your competitors comparing its products to yours on a TV commercial, your first reaction would probably be: “that is not fair”! Well, the truth is that at least in...