Henning Hartwig
@henninghartwig.bsky.social
Author/Lawyer: Research Handbook on Design Law https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-design-law-9781781955871.html (IPKAT Design Law Book 2021) Website: https://www.bardehle.com/en/team/hartwig-henning
In case of interest 😎 ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/gues...
[Guest post] Designs, Dilution and Dates: The Almost Forgotten Case C-749/24 – Van Ratingen v Versuni
The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.
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New tensions in Hungary’s judiciary 🇭🇺: After intervening in the referral phase of Art. 267 TFEU, the Hungarian Supreme Court now seeks to influence how lower courts apply CJEU rulings. ANNA MADARASI and TAMÁS KENDE on what's at stake. verfassungsblog.de/hungary-prel...
THE GOOD NEWS: last year's version of COVID booster is being found to cover the new variants pretty well. So even if the newest version, for whatever reason, cannot be issued to the pharmacy chains, get the last version currently in the pharmacy chains and it should be protective as well...
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against 4 ICC Judges 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇫🇯🇸🇳. www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-str...
The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions against Judges and Deputy Prosecutors
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against ICC Judges Kimberly Prost (Canada), Judge Nicolas Guillou (France), Deputy...
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Europe’s culinary heritage is rich, diverse, and worth protecting. With 3,500+ geographical indications registered, we’re safeguarding the traditions, skills, and people behind them. So, they’re never lost to imitation. Behind every label is a legacy. Time to discover them ↓ europa.eu/!DByXmJ
the shape and design of pocky was deemed functional & thus ineligible for trade dress protection in the US, but the company that makes it has just been granted a 3D trademark in japan soranews24.com/2025/08/09/t...
The shape of Pocky is now legally trademarked in Japan
Manufacturer says it will “appropriately protect and utilize our trademark” of the iconic chocolate pretzel stick snack.
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At least on first skim, I'm not seeing any description of the purported trade dress.
Busy times in AI and copyright law. The CJEU has received its first referral on chatbots and copyright. PHILIPP HACKER unpacks the case and possible outcomes. The decision could reshape the future of AI development. verfassungsblog.de/copyright-ai...
The EU General Court upheld the cancellation of two trade marks belonging to the major supermarket, Iceland, for being geographically descriptive for the Nordic country: ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/coun...
Country of Iceland successfully freezes out British supermarket's trade marks on the grounds of descriptiveness
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Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sold for €8.58M ($10M) to a phone-in bidder during a Sotheby's auction in Paris today. www.thefashionlaw.com/breaking-dow...
The Hermès Birkin: Breaking Down the Building of an "It" Bag
In June, New York federal judge cemented Hermès’s win in the closely-watched lawsuit over the BIRKIN trademark.
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Grand Chamber judgment Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia - the Court holds Russia accountable for widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights arising from the conflict in Ukraine since 2014 tinyurl.com/5f4mwju3
Vidéo : Prononcé de l’arrêt de grande chambre dans l’affaire Ukraine et Pays-Bas c. Russie | Video: delivery of the Grand Chamber ruling in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia tinyurl.com/2e5n5ewc #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRdelivery
Hot off the press—my paper on lack of consistent subject matter in EU design law has been published today in GRUR International (OUP) #designpatents academic.oup.com/grurint/adva...
Case C-323/24 on freedom of the designer under EU design law: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... Advocate General EMILIOU is citing one of my recent papers and, overall, endorses a concept of ‘inverse proportionality’ (for which I coined the notion ‘reciprocity’)—not bad to start the weekend 😎
TIL: Stuttgart Appeal Court found that German toy company Ravensburger must not refrain, under the Italian Codice dei beni cultural i e del paesaggio, from using, outside Italy, reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ (11/6/2025; 4 U 136/24) www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/documen...
Pardons for friends, threats for foes: Trump turns justice into a loyalty test. When power rewards allegiance over fairness, the system itself is at risk. DOUGLAS HUSAK unpacks the corrosive impact of transactional pardons on American democracy. verfassungsblog.de/pardons-crim...
Last weekend, Trump deployed the National Guard and marines to LA. The memorandum targets core First Amendment activity: peaceful protest. EMILY BERMAN outlines and critiques its legal basis, and explains why this case will reach far beyond L.A. verfassungsblog.de/troops-in-l-a/
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.
The ECtHR may soon issue its first compensation awards against Russia for its conduct in Ukraine. Given Russia’s lack of cooperation, ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social) and BEINI YE examine enforcement via third states holding Russian assets. verfassungsblog.de/ecthr-russia...
The International Criminal Court upholds justice in the face of the most serious crimes. It must remain free from pressure and true to its principles. We will always support its vital work and protect its independence.
Today Ukraine honours the boys and girls killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine. So many young lives destroyed and childhoods stolen by the hands of an imperialistic power intent on causing pain. Russia must be held accountable for every life lost.
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Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · last yr."Indiscriminate and limitless killing of civilians." This is how former Israeli PM Olmert recently described the war in Gaza. Legal scholars, however, remain divided on whether this amounts to genocide. KAI AMBOS & STEFANIE BOCK argue: The evidence is mounting. verfassungsblog.de/genocide-in-...
TIL: Chinese Supreme People’s Court, on 24/3/2025, found that the nearly exact reproduction of a work protected under copyright law within a later trademark constitutes an unauthorized use of the work. Simply adding subject matter does not avoid infringement … www.wanhuida.com/Content/2025...
Perhaps surprisingly, the Design chapter was the first to get totally blown up by intervening legal developments. So expect a major overhaul there. We'll be updating the "One Day on Designs" supplement as well, which can be used in any IP course where you want to spend one day on design patents.
One Day on Designs (2024-2025)
Our book, Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook (2021), contains a full chapter on design patent law. This set of readings is adapted from that chapter. It is des
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Revisiting James M. McPherson's 'Abraham Lincoln' (Oxford, 2009)
ICI: Here is my detailed analysis of Advocate General Szpunar’s long-awaited Opinion in the Mio and USM Haller/konektra cases (Joined Cases C-580/23 and C-795/23) www.bardehle.com/de/ip-news-w...
Mastering Complexities in EU Copyright Law: A Discussion on the Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar in the Mio and USM Haller cases delivered on 8 May 2025 (Joined Cases C-580/23 and C-795/23)
On 8 May 2025, Advocate General Szpunar issued his long-awaited opinion in two pending referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Mio and USM Haller/konektra cases (Joined Cas...
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This morning, Advocate General Szpunar issued his long-awaited Opinion in ‘Mio’ (C-580/23) and ‘USM Haller/konektra‘ (C-795/23), allowing for some critical initial thoughts … 🤔
