Supreme Court: registerability of figurative marks
2025 – Supreme Court – Regiterability of figurative marks (pattern) Swiss Federal Supreme Court on the Registrability of Pattern Marks – Clarification of Art. 2 lit. a TmPA (BGE 4A_588/2024 of 27 March 2025) The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that a diamond-shaped pattern composed of stylised cornflowers is not eligible for trademark protection […]
Supreme Court: “planted chicken” is misleading for vegan food
5 May, 2025 – Labeling of plant based products Supreme Court decides about labeling of plant based products (“planted chicken”) On 2 May 2025, in case 2C_26/2023, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court upheld an appeal by the Federal Administration (EDI), concluding that it is not permissible to label plant-based meat substitute products using the name […]
Trademark Bimbo QSR is contrary to accepted principles of morality
November, 21, 2024 Bundesgericht bestätigt Schutzverweigerung für “BIMBO QSR” Das Bundesgericht hat am 1. November 2024 die Beschwerde der A.________ S.A.B. de C.V. gegen das Eidgenössische Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE) abgewiesen. Das IGE hatte die Schutzausdehnung der Marke „BIMBO QSR“ auf die Schweiz verweigert, da der Begriff „Bimbo“ im deutschen Sprachraum als rassistisch abwertend […]
Cooperation between staedeli legal partners and Eisenführ Speiser, Germany
January, 01, 2025 One stop Shop in the field of Intellectual Property for Switzerland and Germany Through this partnership, we offer comprehensive IP services for Swiss and German businesses, with strong expertise in trademark, copyright, design and patent law in Switzerland, Germany, and at the European level. See also: LinkedIn Post IP-Stars Managing Intellectual […]
Glubschi – Leading decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on the agent’s trademark
November, 21, 2024 BGer 4A_166/2024, 4A_172/2024 Decison of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of September 17, 2024, BGer 4A_166/2024, 4A_172/2024 The appeal by the group company of the distributor Carletto against Ty International was upheld in full by the Federal Supreme Court. The Federal Supreme Court confirmed that the Glubschi sign is not an agent’s […]