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Madrid Protocol Gibraltar and Guernsey
The United Kingdom’s ratification of the Madrid Protocol has been extended to Gibraltar and Guernsey as of 01 January 2021. -
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GCC no longer accepting patent filings
As of 06 January 2021, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Patent Office has stopped accepting new patent filings until further notice. -
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EORI number now mandatory for customs applications in the EU
If customs applications are part of your counterfeiting enforcement strategy, be sure to have your EORI number ready. EORI stands for “economic operators registration and identification number”. It is valid throughout the European Union (EU) and, in Germany, now replaces the German customs numbers. The single identification number across the… -
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A not so EASY task after all - UKIPO finds EASY mark devoid of distinctive character
In this case, easyGroup failed to register “EASY” in relation to various retail, transport, food and drinks, booking, hotel and temporary accommodation services as the mark is found to be descriptive and devoid of any distinctive character by the UKIPO pursuant to sections 3(1)(b) and (c) of the Trade Marks… -
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Weak distinctive character comes NATURA-lly
This case demonstrates the limitations associated with enforcing a trade mark containing descriptive components. -
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Allergan Holdings France v EUIPO; and Dermavita Co Ltd v EUIPO
The General Court has issued two decisions in a tussle between Allergan and Dermavita concerning a revocation against the mark JUVEDERM ULTRA. The interesting questions arising from the proceedings were whether (i) it is possible for use evidence to support goods in two different Nice classes, and (ii) EU Directives… -
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IPEC considers post-sale confusion and passing off
The UK’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in Freddy SPA v Hugz Clothing Ltd & ors [2020] EWHC 3032 (IPEC) has given a decisive victory to the claimant in a case that considers the importance of the role that passing off, patents and unregistered designs can play when combatting copycats in… -
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WIPO new email address requirements for Hague design registrations
In a bid to push through to communication via entirely electronic means, new legislation from WIPO, which came into effect from 01 February 2021, now requires any international Hague design application submitted on or after this date to provide an email address for the applicant of the Hague design application.… -
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Timing is everything: late-filed amendments affecting procedural economy
It has become increasingly challenging for parties to have new requests, facts, evidence and/or objections admitted into appeal proceedings; more so following the introduction of the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) on 01 January 2020 [see note 1, below], which arguably codified what practitioners had… -
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Appeal fees: correcting incorrect appeal fee payments
At the European Patent Office (EPO) the appeal process is usually the last chance to have arguments considered. However, the appeal process can be complicated with a number of procedural steps that must be followed in order to avoid risking the appeal being considered to be inadmissible. In T 0444/20,…
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