June 8th, 2026 It often does not take long for a business to notice when its rights are being infringed. In the case of trademark infringement, this might involve monitoring by brand protection teams, reports from customers about counterfeit products, or online advertisements posted without permission. The question then is not only whether enforcement is…
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Bedrijven merken het vaak snel wanneer er inbreuk wordt gemaakt op hun rechten. Denk bij merkinbreuk aan monitoring door brand protection teams, meldingen van klanten over namaakproducten of online advertenties die zonder toestemming worden geplaatst. De vraag is dan niet alleen óf er moet worden gehandhaafd, maar ook wie er achter de inbreuk zit en…
You are a trademark holder and you discover someone is using a sign that is identical or too similar to your trademark. How do you approach this? Step 1 – Check your trademark The first step is to verify if your trademark is validly registered, how it is registered (word, logo, both), who is registered…
When you are looking to register a trademark for your business, you must describe the goods and services for which you want protection. Broad but not too broad The art is to formulate the description so that the protection is broad enough to cover all goods and/or services for which you use the trademark or…
