201912.16
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DMV and OMV – lack of possibility of confusion due to differences in graphic layout and sounding

G S Commerce Ltd. proprietor of application for trademark registration.№ 136523 DMV seeks the cancellation of the decision for complete refusal of trade mark registration. The decision is issued under opposition brought under art.38b in conjunction with art. 12, par. 1, p. 2 and art. 12, par. 3 of the LTGI. G S Commerce Ltd….

201911.12
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Successful case of IP Consulting before the General Court of the European Union – attempt for invalidation of a registered Community Design

The ACTION is brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2018 (Case R 1197/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Aroma Essence and Refan Bulgaria. Refan Bulgaria OOD is represented by the team of IP Consulitng, they are holder of the Community design filed with the European Union Intellectual Property…

201910.02
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BASICS FOR EUROPEAN UNION TRADE MARK (EUTM) REGISTERED BEFORE EUIPO (EUROPEAN UNION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE)

The registration of EUTM (European Union Trade Mark) is governed by the REGULATION (EU) 2017/1001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union trade mark. 1. How an EUTM is obtained? According to the Regulation an EUTM (European union trade mark)  is obtained by registration. Who can own an EUTM? Any…

201909.24
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Trade name within a sign is considered a dominant element – “АКВАСТОП AQUASTOP” and “TERAZID AQUA BLOCK” trademarks sufficiently different

Boro Terakol Ltd. filed an opposition against all the goods of application for trade mark registration “TERAZID AQUA BLOCK“, entr. № 140192, based on earlier registered trade mark „АКВАСТОП AQUASTOP“, with reg.№ 48822. The applicant Terazid Ltd. is represented by the team of IP Consulting.

201909.18
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Industrial Designs Protocol Signed in Kazakhstan

Earlier this month, the Diplomatic Conference on the Adoption of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention (Industrial Designs Protocol) was held in Nur-Sultan, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was the final stage of the preparatory work of the Eurasian Patent Office and the Contracting States…