Plain packaging, trademark protection and Investment Treaties: Get ready!

The obligation of using plain packaging for tobacco products, i. e. the requirement to remove or substantially reduce the …

Plain packaging receives a “no” from the European Parliament

As already reported several times on this blog (see here, here and here),  plain packaging of tobacco products, i. …

When plain packaging becomes a matter for the judges

Plain packaging laws impose trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products and packaging, as illustrated by the …

Philip Morris fumes at ‘plain’ packaging plan

  As already reported on ipdigit (see here), Australia aims at adopting a law banning any mention of the …

Does plain packaging violate trademark law or any other right?

On April 7, 2011, the Federal Government of Australia released the plain packaging design (see the image on the …