The EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) announced that it is implementing new rules on submitting evidence, which will affect procedures for European Union Trade Marks. The press release states that: From 1 February 2023 new requirements will apply when submitting annexes on data carriers. The affected data carriers are such as USB flash drives,…
The EUIPO is the European Union Intellectual Property Office responsible for managing the EU trade mark and the registered Community design. It works with the IP offices of the EU Member States to offer a similar registration experience for trade marks and designs across Europe. The European union intellectual property Office (EUIPO) introduces a new EU…
The EUIPO announced the following long waited news: The Designs Directive and Community Design Regulation, originally created twenty years ago, are currently being revised. The revision aims to ensure that design protection is fit for purpose in the digital age and it is more accessible and efficient for individual designers, SMEs and design intensive industries…
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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…
THE CASE Cooperation Panda, Corporation, Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd 139, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria (applicant), represented by IP Consulting Ltd.,(European trademark attorneys) filed a request for revocation of EUTM (European Union trademark) No 9 496 911 (figurative mark) before the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office). The request is directed against all the goods covered by the…
THE CASE Елби 70 АД (applicant), represented by Ip Consulting Ltd.,(professional representative) filed a request for a declaration of invalidity against European Union trade mark No 1 755 511 COCOCARE (word mark) (the EUTM), filed on 13/07/2000 and registered on 30/04/2002. SUMMARY OF THE PARTIES’ ARGUMENTS The applicant argues that the contested mark is composed…
A trademark is a distinguishing mark not only for the goods and services offered, but also for the companies that use them. A trademark has a communicative function with consumers, as it can testify to the reputation of a company, to the quality of the products and services offered, and can significantly increase consumer confidence…
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….
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…
