Tag: social media
Genuine use of trademarks in the digital age: when a review on Tripadvisor also counts
10/20/2026
The General Court of the European Union has once again emphasized that genuine use of a trademark is not determined solely by the geographic extent of its use, but by the commercial reality of the market in which it operates. In a recent case regarding hotel and restaurant services, the court confirmed that an online […]
‘Let him breathe!’: The end of immunity on social media?
06/02/2020
Following the protests in the US at the death of George Floyd, Trump posted a message on Twitter warning “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. Twitter decided to hide the tweet for “glorifying violence” and breaching the rules of the platform. It also flagged the US President’s tweets about voting by mail adding a […]