Better right to trade mark Nefertiti
The company Jazzklubben Nefertiti AB in Gothenburg filed for bankruptcy in April 2020 and the business was purchased by Nef Swe AB (Nef), in order to save the legendary music venue Nefertiti in Gothenburg. The purchase agreement included a lease agreement for the venue as well as all intellectual property of the company, including two […]
Matek and Länsförsäkringar in proceeding at the EU Court of Justice
As previously reported, the Estonian wooden house producer Matek succeeded in a trade mark dispute against Länsförsäkringar in Svea Court of Appeal (see press release dated 09/06 2014). By the Svea Court of Appeal’s judgement, dated 3 June 2014, the Court decided that Matek was free to use its trademark in Sweden (see Judgement T […]
Moll Wendén Assisted Wolters Kluwer in the Production of the Design Protection Smart Charts
Wolters Kluwer offers Smart Charts for a number of fields of law and jurisdictions in order for their customers to quickly and easily research and compare legal issues across multiple jurisdictions. A Smart Charts includes a number of issues of the relevant field of law with brief summaries on the topic, including links to relevant […]
Victory for Europea in the Market Court – A letter to the authority did not constitute marketing
On 22 December 2014, Europea i Malmö AB won an important and unusual case in the Market Court. The case concerned an alleged discrediting of rival nWise. On 1 June 2013, Europea had sent a letter to state-owned Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) with information that nWise was using open source software in violence of […]
Matek’s brand not confusable with Länförsäkringar’s brand
In December 2011, Länförsäkringar applied to prohibit the Estonian manufacturer of timber frame houses, Matek’s, use of its brand in Sweden. Länsförsäkringar suggested that Matek’s line of business was identical or similar with the operations that Länsförsäkringar’s European trade mark was registered within. Therefore, Länförsäkringar implied that it was a risk of confusion between the […]
