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EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office): New rules on submitting evidence (European Union Trade Marks are affected)
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,…
European union intellectual property Office (EUIPO) new EU trade mark filing form
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…
Adoption of the Commission’s proposal for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs
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…
REGION 11 – “one stop” TRADE MARK AND PATENT SERVICE
One contact: office@ipconsulting.eu No stress – IP management 11 countries – one stop
FAMILY FARM – is a descriptive term and does not mislead
The Greek company AGRIFARM ΙΔΙΩΤΙΚΗ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΥΧΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ filed an opposition against the registration in Bulgaria of a trademark – “FAMILY FARM” – combined. The Bulgarian company – food producer (farmer) is represented by the team of IPConsulting. The opposition is based on an earlier European Union trademark – combined and contains an element “Family Farm”. The…
The Swiss Army knife of tabletop games could do it all and has a social mission
Gemji is a new-generation magnetic “Learn & Play” framework, built to include blind people. Thousands of years, the tabletop games stay the same – small rocks, beans, animal bones, and tales around the fire. Although board games are for fun and learning, they seem to be a legacy of the past that we do not…
The Eurasian Patent Office is starting to accept Eurasian Applications for Industrial Designs
The Eurasian Patent Office informs that the acceptance of applications for the grant of Eurasian design patents will start on June 1, 2021. In accordance with Article 22 (4) of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 (Protocol), please note that Eurasian design patents will…
European Union Trade Marks (EUTM) and BREXIT
(information from the UK IPO) Receiving a comparable UK trade mark As of 1 January 2021, IPO will create a comparable UK trademark for every registered EU trade mark (EUTM). Each of these UK rights will: be recorded on the UK trade mark register have the same legal status as if you had applied for and registered it under…
Happy New Year 2021!
Happy New Year dear friends, Wishing you good health, happiness, and success in the coming year! from IPConsulting