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The power of a strong mark The General Court recently also decided in third instance that you cannot just claim the well-known trademark GOOGLE for cars, despite the fact that 

Montenegro 39th EPC Contracting state as of October 1st 2022 From October 1st, Montenegro is the 39th member state of the European Patent Organisation. Montenegro already was a extension state 

Thursday September 15 IAM and WTR announced the winners of its 2022 Global IP Awards. Arnold & Siedsma is pleased to be the winners of the Trademark Attorney Firm of 

The well-known music theme of all James Bond films has been applied for as a sound mark in the European Union. After an initial refusal, the Board of Appeal of 

There is renewed hope for the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the new court that should enable unitary European patents, which do not need to be validated separately in specific countries 

The Digital Services Act – A Current View with an Eye to the Future. Our colleague Nicole van Roon wrote an article for the March edition of ECTA Bulletin. The 

The Philips Innovation Award (PHIA) is the Netherlands’ largest student-entrepreneur award organized by students for students aspiring to entrepreneurship. It has developed into a high profile event, in which many 

We are very proud to announce that Arnold & Siedsma Belgium has won the Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year award for the second year in a row. This award recognises the 

By virtue of their exquisite innovativeness, Dutch automotive players managed to gain an important role in the global automotive business. The recent “Dutch Automotive Industry magazine 2021” of RAI Automotive Industry NL 

We are very proud of our recommendation as Benelux agency in the World Trademark Review 1000 – 2021. The feedback of WTR 1000 regarding us: “Celebrating its centennial in 2020,