Paulina Witka
Can a jingle be a trademark?
A melody lasts two seconds and contains four tones. Is that enough to register it as a trademark? The EU’s General Court recently took another look at the distinctiveness of sound trademarks.
Cross-border litigation enters the digital era
Judicial cooperation between the member states in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters is vital for integration of European markets and creation of a space of freedom, security and justice within the European Union. To streamline access to justice, member states have implemented their own IT solutions, in turn creating a need to unify these systems at the EU level. This is the aim of the EU’s Digitalisation Regulation (2023/2844).
