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In February this year, the Supreme Court of Indonesia made public a ruling, which causes a serious damages to Ikea. The Swedish company was denied the right to use its brand name in the country. The decision is a result of a claim against IKEA by a local furniture manufacturer, whose name Intan Khatulistiwa Esa Abadi in abbreviation is written...

In 1984 in the People’s Republic of China millions of people were enjoying on TV the masterly play of the sports icon Michael Jordan at the Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. Most Chinese know him as ?? or Qiaodan because the inscription of his name in Mandarin sounds different. In 1993 Nike Inc. has registered in China the trademark Jordan, but has ...

On 05/05/2015, Skype received for the second time a negative answer regarding its application for European trademark registration. The motive for this decision is the opposition of the telecommunication giant Sky, owned by Rupert Murdoch. The dispute is pending for several years since 2004 when the rising digital communication platform own...

Trademark Infringement in Keywords Advertising The use of keywords as marketing tool has become a crucial factor for the successful promotion of business online. Google’s paid referencing service ‘AdWords’ is not only a source of revenue in the billions of dollars but recently becomes the subject of debate in litigation. Keyword advertisi...