Lawyer Monthly - November 2021 Edition

54 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | NOV 2021 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CANCELLATION OF BANKSY TRADEMARKS Lessons Learned from the Cancellation of Banksy Trademarks Following decisions from the European Union Intellectual Property Office, several trademarks belonging to renowned graffiti artist Banksy have been invalidated. Below, we hear from Gregor Kleinknecht and Anastassia Dimmek at Hunters Law LLP, who outline the cases and what they demonstrate about the filing of trademarks in “bad faith”.