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Trademarks with a fictitious date? Is there a risk of trademark invalidity?

Tuesday, 07 April 2026 by Redazione

The Court of Justice (C-412/24) clarifies: using a false foundation year in the logo can render the trademark invalid if it misleads the public about its quality.

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Lack of distinctive character of a mark

Thursday, 16 February 2023 by Redazione

: It is defined distinctive the sign able to identify a product, a service or a company in order to differentiate it from the competitors to the eyes of the public

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Signs become customary cannot be registered as trademarks

Thursday, 26 July 2018 by Redazione

There are signs become customary which cannot e registered as trademarks. Let’s see some examples.

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10 errors not to do with trademark

Thursday, 10 May 2018 by Redazione

Many mistakes are made with trademark: in the phase of creation, registration, protection. We introduce to you 10 errors, the most common. Come and find out what they are!

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Vulgarization of Trademark

Friday, 30 March 2018 by Redazione

A registered trademark can be revoked if it is vulgarized, namely if it becomes the generic name of an entire category of products or services. Let’s see more in detail.