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Cyrillic version of .RU - Sunrise period has started
As one of the first registries and in a sudden move, .RU offers IDN Top-Level-Domains. Until March 25, 2010 Sunrise Domain Registrations for the Cyrillic version of .RU (.РФ, meaning Russian Federation) are available for holders of
Russian trademarks.
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December 1, 2009 | BrandShelter News
Launch of .EU IDNs on December 10, 2009
EURid, the registry of the European TLD .EU, will launch Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) under .EU on December 10, 2009, 11:00 CET (10:00 UTC).
Pre-registrations are possible. If you are interested in pre-register .EU IDN names, please contact us.
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December 1, 2009 | BrandShelter News
"Nivea-Blue"
The plaintiff is the owner of the “Nivea-Blau” colour mark. The defendant is a direct competitor of the plaintiff and also distributes body hygiene products under the “Dove” brand. The defendant put numerous care products on the market, using the “Nivea-Blau” colour mark... » Read more
September 7, 2009 | Schollmeyer & Rickert - Trademarks (Issue 04/09) - www.anwaelte.de
Placing the words “Dr. No.” on a videocassette does not constitute use as a trademark
CFI, ruling of 30.06.2009 - T-435/05 (HABM) (Dr. No)
The defendant applied in 2001 to register the word mark “Dr. No” as a Community trademark. The applicant filed notice of opposition. In its view, there was a risk of confusion with an older and notorious mark.... » Read more
September 7, 2009 | Schollmeyer & Rickert - Trademarks (Issue 04/09) - www.anwaelte.de
DSDS logo vs. “S sucht Deutschlands hässlichstes Jugendzimmer”
(“S is looking for Germany’s ugliest bedsit”) (OLG Cologne, ruling of 06.02.2009, Az. 6 U 147/08)
The applicant owns the word mark “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” (“Germany is looking for the superstar”) and two word/picture marks with this element which... » Read more
August 4, 2009 | Schollmeyer & Rickert - Trademarks (Issue 03/09)