Refan Bulgaria EOOD is a Bulgarian family-owned brand, specialized in perfumery and cosmetics. It has been on the market since 1991 and received a quality award from Forbes in 2014. The company is represented by the team of IP Consulting. In their wide catalogue of products, Refan Bulgaria EOOD also offer cosmetics supplies. In 2012,…
European union trade mark SOLEI remains valid after proof of use procedure before the EUIPO
Velikov and Co Ltd, as a family company, laid the foundation of tradition and know-how in growing and roasting own-produced sunflower seeds back in 1991. In 2002, Velikov & Co Ltd registered Solei trademark in the Patent Office of Republic of Bulgaria, guaranteeing the freedom only Velikov & Co Ltd to realize products under the…
EUIPO finds that FLORI and FLORIAN are confusingly similar
Florian is a family-based firm, established in Ruse, Bulgaria in 1999. They are a market-leader in the field of agriculture, supplying the needs both of professional and amateur horticulturists. Florian, represented by IP Consulting, filed an opposition against all the goods and services of European Union trademark application No 15 800 824 for the word…
Romanian patent office: no similarity between ALLERSOL and ALLE
The team of IP Consulting represents “NATURPHARMA BULGARIA” EOOD and wins opposition in Romania, with Decision of the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Oficiul de Stat pentru Invenții și Mărci) from 19.08.2020, regarding trademark “ALLERSOL”.
Opposition rejected as no proof of use shown
“Office 1 Superstore” has been on the Bulgarian market since 1998 through “Panda” cooperation. They have a significantly wide portfolio of trademarks, which makes them very well-known and reputable in Bulgaria.
New law on Trade Marks in Romania, declaration on the scope of the protected goods and services required by 30.09.2020
Law 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications was completed and amended by Law 112/2020 which entered into force on July 13, 2020.
BPO confirms that “от НАШЕТО” is similar to “от НАШЕТО семейство”
“Dimitar Madzharov – 2” EOOD, represented by the team of IP Consulting filed an opposition against the newly applied trademark, reg. № 141455 “от НАШЕТО” – combined. The Opposition division and the chair of the Bulgarian patent office (BPO) both upheld the opposition and denied the registration of the “от НАШЕТО” trademark, applied by “BONI…
Implications on the international registration of industrial designs due to Brexit
The transition period provided for under the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) will end on December 31, 2020. The Government of the United Kingdom has informed the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of the steps it will take to deliver continued protection…
Types of licenses and the advantages they provide
License means permission to perform a specific action. The legal term refers to a document or administrative act. Licensing refers to objects of intellectual property that can be used repeatedly by different persons in different forms at the same time. The needs in connection with these objects are certified by legal transactions – of domestic…
The CJEU: No likelihood of confusion due to weakly distinctive elements of trademarks
With judgment of June 18, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that in case of two conflicting trademarks, if the earlier trade mark has even weakly distinctive elements, often there is no likelihood of confusion.
