Trade Mark REVELE confusingly similar to European Union Trade Mark REVUELE
202209.05
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Trade Mark REVELE confusingly similar to European Union Trade Mark REVUELE

THE CASE  The company LIFY COSMETICS JSC filed on July 22, 2021, the application for registration No 4787286 relating to the trademark REVELE (word trademark in France). REVUELE Ltd., Bulgaria, a client of IP Consulting Ltd., filed an Opposition against all the goods and services in Class 3 of the said trademark before the National…

A non distinctive element in a trade mark cannot lead to possibility of confusion
202206.15
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A non distinctive element in a trade mark cannot lead to possibility of confusion

The case  An opposition has been filed with ref. No 70111020/24.01.2019, according to the opponent there is visual, phonetic and semantic similarity between the earlier mark “Б. П. бирени’ and the trademark applied for, as the signs contain common distinctive and dominant elements, namely ‘пръчици’ and ‘бирени’. The applicant of the opposed mark ИНТЕРМЕС Ltd….

SHEEP’S CHEESE KASHKAVAL BULGARIAN KASHKAVAL MADE IN BULGARIA – trade mark cancelled on absolute grounds
202205.20
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SHEEP’S CHEESE KASHKAVAL BULGARIAN KASHKAVAL MADE IN BULGARIA – trade mark cancelled on absolute grounds

Absolute grounds for refusal of registration of a trademark are laid down in Art. 11, par.1 of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (LMGI).   It is characteristic of the absolute grounds for refusal of registration that they affect the ability of the sign applied for to be a trademark at all. They are…

202103.28
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Trademark registration rejected due to similarity with an earlier EU trade mark

The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria confirmed the opposition against the registration of “Диклофлекс Dicloflex” trademark № 153146. The opposition was filed by the proprietor of an earlier EU trade mark № 011755717 ‘Diflex’, represented by IPConsulting. The opponent has filed the opposition against all the goods and services claimed. Evidence is provided…

201906.15
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Member of IP Consulting team to be the first Bulgarian European Trade Mark Attorney successfully passed the EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP) training and examination

Since 2018 the EUIPO (The European Union Intellectual Property Office responsible for managing the EU trade mark and the registered Community design) is organising a training program – called Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP). The EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP) is a training programme for intellectual property practitioners….

201709.20
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Graphical representation – types of mark, changes in EUTM Law since 01.10.2017

The graphical representation requirement no longer applies when submitting a trade mark application as and from 1 October 2017. This means that, from that date, signs can be represented in any appropriate form using generally available technology, as long as the representation is clear, precise, self-contained, easily accessible, intelligible, durable and objective. The result is a ‘what you see is…