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Shell becomes dirty from its arctic oil: greens vs. yellows 1-0
Once upon a time the green fighters of jungles and polar bears started a war against the big and evil oil company. The scandal related to Shell and Greenpeace (the militant international environmental organization) broke loose in the USA and still has a vivid effect on the public. Greenpeace deserves credit for successfully derogating the reputation of Shell. It is pretty obvious that the two parties do not like each other as their actions have the contrary influence on the environment: while one is polluting, the other is supposed to be saving it. The question is how far is one allowed to go to reach a presumably noble aim?
Trademark parody: can Ralph fall off of a horse?
Everyone who has a little knowledge about world of fashion must know the mark Ralph Lauren. For those who never heard about it: enough to know that Ralph Lauren has become famous and rich with his clothes and costumes designed with a symbol depicting a polo player on a horse. These products are not just good looking clothes with a mark, rather the symbols of a lifestyle which can be lived only by the richest ones.
Georg Pintz & Partners’ team is exhibiting at the INTA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (5-9 May 2012). We are presenting our new onlineservices to the IP community, and we would be happy to welcome you at our booth No. 336.
Georg Pintz & Partners: The winner of the 2011 Hungarian - Trademark Law Firm of the Year Award
The World has lost a Visionary — said Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America referring to the passing of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs started his enterprise in his parents’ garage in 1976, and finally made it to be one of the leader computer companies in the world. In this post we would like to examine the changes of the Apple trademark and to commemorate this wonderful man.
Summit Entertainment is suing Tom Markson, who is the owner/operator of www.twilight .com since 1994. Summit claims that Markson is illegally using Twilight trademarks and copyrights.
In L’Oreal and Others v eBay the Court of Justice tightened the liability of operators in the field of controlling commerce on the online market.



