The EUIPO through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has launched a report on Protecting Innovation through Trade Secrets and Patents: Determinants for European Union Firms. The report uses data from the Community Innovation Survey for 24 EU Member States to examine the economic importance of trade secrets and their relation with…
EPO clarifies practice in the area of plant and animal patents
From 1 July 2017, the EPO will no longer grant patents for plants and animals exclusively obtained by means of an “essentially biological process”. The press release of the EPO from 29.06.2017 states the following: On a proposal of the European Patent Office its Administrative Council took a decision to amend the relevant Regulations in order…
New Classification Guidelines published by WIPO
The Nice Classification (NCL), established by the Nice Agreement (1957), is an international classification of goods and services applied for the registration of marks. The eleventh edition of the NCL came into force on January 1, 2017. The authentic texts of the Nice Classification (in English and in French) are published online by WIPO. By decision…
EUIPO announced that it is preparing for the Second phase of legislative changes which will start as of 1 October 2017
According to the announcement of the office: “On 23 March 2016, the first wave of changes brought about by the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 (the Amending Regulation) came into force. However, some parts of the Amending Regulation will only apply from 1 October 2017. Additionally, the Amending Regulation also provides that the…
New colleagues in the team of IP Consulting
At the beginning of the month the united team of IP Consulting, realized that soon the team expect new, young and loud team members. At the end of July, we noticed that our cozy window is visiting daily from a little bird with gray – orange feathers. In the first week we decided that the…
IP Consulting – Best IP Consultancy Firm of the Year 2016
IP Consulting was awarded Best IP Consultancy Firm of the Year 2016. IP Consulting was awarded Best IP Consultancy Firm of the Year 2016.Lawyers World commemorates those firms and individuals that have excelled within their specialist practice areas within their geographical region and provides invaluable reference as to who the experts are for our 95,700…
Goods seized at the Bulgarian border from Turkey to Ukraine
Ordered to be destroyed In a civil case, initiated by IP Consulting in behalf of WRANGLER APAREL CORP,. Sofia city court confirmed that goods seized at the Bulgarian border from Turkey to Ukraine should be destroyed. The case is entrolled after Bulgarian Customs agency at the custom border Lesovo performed routine check up, on a…
Bulgaria ratifies the Unitary Patent Convention (UPC) Agreement
On 3 June 2016 Bulgaria became the 10th country to ratify the Unitary Patent Convention (UPC) Agreement. The other countries so far are Finland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, France and Austria. The unitary patent system requires 13 countries to ratify, including the UK, France and Germany. So apart from the UK and Germany,…
EUTM application rejected because of likelihood of confusion (comparison of figurative signs – HIPO LAND / HIPO)
Hipoland AD, represented by the team of IP Consulting, Ltd. filed an opposition against all the goods of European Union trade mark application No 13 399 456 hipo, applied by HIPO – P.G. GOLDA. The opponent is owner of a group of trade marks – Hippoland containing the element – HIPPO and an image of…
United States of America and the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs – first HAGUE design already registered
On 13.02. 2015, the United States of America deposited its instrument of ratification to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (“Hague Agreement”) with the International Bureau of World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”). This marked the last step in the membership process for the United States to become…
