Superbabies Limited (“Superbabies”) creates comics called “The Super Babies,” featuring a team of superhero babies. On May 14, 2024, Superbabies filed a heavily animated petition (“Petition”) to cancel the marks SUPER HERO (U.S. Reg. No. 8,25,835) and SUPER HEROES (U.S.
German Federal Constitutional Court rules on constitutional procedural rights of interim injunction defendants
By Maximilian Schmitz & Tiffany Zilliox on
The German Federal Constitutional Court has handed down several landmark decisions which strengthen defendant rights in interim injunction proceedings (Federal Constitutional Court decision of 27 June 2020, case no. 1 BvR 1379/20; decision of 3 June 2020, case no. 1…
Liverpool FC’s trademark proposal receives a red-card from the UK Intellectual Property Office
By Sally Hughes (UK) & Sophy Lelliott (UK) on
Liverpool FC may be making good progress this season, however, off the pitch they have suffered a defeat in a controversial attempt to trademark the word ‘LIVERPOOL’.…