Romania’s creative industries are reaching a point of visible maturity within the European Union, where design is no longer viewed as a purely artistic pursuit, but as a strategic business asset supported by clear legal rights. The recognition of a Romanian project at the DesignEuropa...
1. Overview of the Dispute The dispute between Apple Inc. and Beijing Xipulin Trading Co., Ltd., resolved by the EUIPO Opposition Division on 27 October 2025, reveals how the contemporary architecture of European trade mark law encounters, and must adjudicate, the hybrid nature of software-driven branding....
1. Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2025 The General Court’s judgment of 22 October 2025 in Puma SE v EUIPO & CMS offers one of the most comprehensive clarifications in recent years on the methodology that must guide the European Union Intellectual Property...
