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As the title suggests: Beyoncé already knew that good faith can determine the fate of one’s actions. This is also true for registering trade marks. One should hence avoid bad faith practices, as defined by Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Christian Louboutin vs Van Haren Schoenen - The CJEU is to decide as to whether or not the red colour on soles of Louboutin shoes represents an aspect of a shape of the product, in which case it would not be protectable.

After months of negotiations between Greece, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Union (EU), which acuminated in an overwhelming amount of over 60% of “no”-votes by the Greek citizens to the reforms attached to the second Greek bailout programme...

On 24 January, the Council of Ministers of the Spanish Government, following the mandate of the Head of State, approved the Law-Decree that foresees the suspension of Articles 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Spaniards   (Fuero de los españoles). For a period of three...