Fashion models can protect their image by trade mark registration?

Between 2017 and 2018, two fashion models from the Netherlands (Rozanne Verduin and Yasmin Wijnaldum) filed for registration towards the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), two figurative marks depicting a portrait image. EU application 017358458 – portrait of Rozanne Verduin EU application 017953534 – portret of Yasmin Wijnaldum   https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017358458 https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017953534 Both trade marks were filed requesting protection for services provided by models, fashion models and mannequins.             In…

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Definitons and regulation of illegal work and illegal employment in Slovakia

Illegal employment and attempts to circumvent the provisions on dependent work are among the most common offenses and subsequent sanctions in the field of employment in Slovakia. Labor inspectorates detect approximately 2,500 illegally employed natural persons each year. In practice, these illegal activities are mostly carried out mainly in the field of construction, consulting services, cleaning services, retail and wholesale. Thus, an worker who works but does not have a…

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