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…
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
IP Consulting Ltd. is a consulting agency, qualified to protect your trademarks, patents and copyrights and all your intellectual property. IP Consulting Ltd. can show you how to benefit from your ideas and your innovations. IP Consulting Ltd. is capable to effectively manage the intellectual property of your technologies, products and services, in order to…
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…
