Region: Sweden

In the next edition of our social media brand protection series, WTR takes a look at platforms in Sweden.

01 May 2024

In the latest in our series on border points across the world, we look at the challenges of brand protection at the ports of entry in Sweden.

27 February 2024

An EUTM may be invalidated through a counterclaim, even if the main action for infringement has been withdrawn.

12 October 2023

The Patent and Market Court has found in favour of Swedish gambling company ATG in its trademark infringement action against Wrangler Apparel Corp, LeeWrangler Sverige AB and Dressmann AB. 

10 May 2023

The publishing of the latest edition of the Nice Classification on 1 January 2023 provides clarity for applicants by highlighting disparities among the Scandinavian approaches to navigating trademark registration in digital marketplaces.

13 April 2023

In this dispute between two cheese companies, the court issued a decision on bad faith pursuant to the new EU-adapted trademark legislation.

15 December 2022

Featured in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2022/2023

Sweden’s trademark laws are based largely on international conventions and EU regulations and directives. As an EU member state, Sweden is bound by the EU Trademark Regulation (2017/1001) and the EU Trademarks Directive (2015/2436).

21 October 2022

Compensation for alleged unauthorised use and sublicensing to third parties without compensation to the rights holder creates IP conundrum.

01 September 2022

The Patent and Market Court found that Capri Sun’s 3D EU trademarks, which consist of the appearance of the stand-up pouches designed to contain the Capri Sun fruit drinks, were infringed by the Tropic King products.

07 April 2022

The decision of the appeal court confirms that it is possible to register a trademark with the suffix ‘loumi’ for food products - as long as the application does not cover cheese.

01 April 2022