Bulgarian Patent Office (BPO) has decided to reject a request for partial cancellation of a registered trademark because one the requirements under Art.38b, par.1 from Law on Marks and Geographical Indications is not met, namely the applied trademark witch is claimed to be in prior commercial use is not the same trademark as the already…
The specifics of the trade mark opposition system in Bulgaria – IP Consulting article in ECTA magazine
IP Consulting article in ECTA magazine The founder of IP Consulting Mr. Ing. Ivan Ivanov and the partner in the company Mrs. Aglika Ivanova, ECTA members The article is a presentation of the trademark opposition system in Bulgaria – four years after its implementation, for the readers of ECTA magazine. Both authors are Bulgarian and European…
European Trademark ( CTM ) – the progress of the reform
European Trademark ( CTM ) – the progress of the reform On 10 June 2015, the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved a compromise agreement on the reform of the European trade mark system. The reform of the current system will improve the conditions for businesses to innovate and to benefit from more effective trade mark protection against counterfeits,…
“Trademarks – oppositions”- bottlenecks in opposition proceedings
The post “Trademarks – oppositions”- bottlenecks in opposition proceedings appeared first on IP Bulgaria We talked about the new book of publishing house IPbulgaria “Trademarks – oppositions”, by the authors att. Aglika Ivanova and Ivan Ivanov, with Mrs. Iveta Borisova – Chairman of the Bulgarian National Group of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of…
The Community Trade Mark and Accession of the New Countries to the EU
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New book of publishing house IP Bulgaria – “Trademarks – oppositions”
Publishing house IP Bulgaria presents its new edition – the book by att. Aglika Ivanova and Ivan Ivanov “Trademarks – oppositions”. “Trademarks – oppositions” examines in depth the procedures of opposition in trademark registration in Bulgaria and in the European Community (Community trademarks). The opposition procedure is an essential part of the whole procedure of trademark registration. Four…
OHIM announces – “Fast Track” processing of trade mark applications
OHIM announced that from November 24, the CTM applicants will have the option of having their applications published more quickly with the new “Fast Track” procedure. The aim of the Fast Track is the trademark application to be published in half the time or less, as compared to regular applications. For an application to qualify…
Community trade mark applications will now only be examined after they are paid for
On the 27th of October the OHIM announced that from November 24, OHIM will only examine trademark applications and process any mail related to them after they are paid for. According to OHIM 4% of the Community trademark applications they receive are examined but not paid for – and this figure is increasing. By linking…
The lack of evidence for earlier use a trademark – grounds for rejecting an opposition before OHIM
IP Consulting once again successfully defended a client at OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market). OHIM rejected the opposition filed against the registration of Community trademark “COLEY” (word), represented by the team of IP Consulting and the trademark will be registered successfully. Having examined the opposition filed by D.E Coffee & Tea Southern…
“Parody” under the EU law – the opinion of the attorney general in the case Johan Deckmyn, Vrijheidsfonds VZW vrs. Helena Vandersteen, Christiane Vandersteen, Liliana Vandersteen, Isabelle Vandersteen, Rita Dupont, Amoras II CVOH, WPG Uitgevers België.
On the 22 of May 2014 was published the opinion of the Attorney general P. CRUZ VILLALÓ in connection with case C-201/13 Johan Deckmyn, Vrijheidsfonds VZW vrs. Helena Vandersteen, Christiane Vandersteen, Liliana Vandersteen, Isabelle Vandersteen, Rita Dupont, Amoras II CVOH, WPG Uitgevers België. The request for a preliminary ruling concerns Interpretation of Articles (2)(a) and…
