In my previous publications on IP Blog I have already discussed the problems encountered by applicants in connection with registration of trademarks having some reference to hemp and cannabis (The symbol of cannabis is contrary...
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Nov
Surname, first name, pseudonym, personal image – can they be regisrtered as a trademark in the Polish Patent Office or EUIPO?
On 24 March 2016 a Spanish company, Gaudí BCN Projects S.L., filed in EUIPO a trademark application no. 015270077 having the following representation:
The above mark was applied for services in class 35 (among others for...
19
Oct
Validation – a short guide part III Formal requirements of the Polish Patent Office to file validation
Validating European Patent in Poland seems to be a fairly simple task. However, one should remember about a number of formal requirements that must be fulfilled in order to successfully validate a European Patent. The...
02
Jul
Validation, a short guide part II – How to perform validation?
Validation is, to put it simply, an activation of the right of protection for a patent in the territory of a country being a signatory of the European Patent Convention. Once a European patent has been...
17
Jun
Validation, a short guide part I – What is validation?
The word „validation” by itself has a few meanings. The Dictionary of the Polish Language defines validation as “the generality of actions performed with the aim of checking the appropriateness, relevance or accuracy of something”...
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May
Using a trademark in different form than registered and proofs of genuine use – part 2
The First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) presented its standpoint on the use of a trademark in different form than registered and the proofs of such use.
In a...
05
May
Using a trademark in different form than registered and proofs of genuine use – part 1
The First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) presented its standpoint on the use of a trademark in different form than registered and the proofs of such use.
In a...
14
Apr
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? – Theory and practice in the light of EUIPO jurisprudence. Marks as the sound.
Our articles on various kinds of trademarks published systematically in a series under the title “What a trademark is like everyone can see… but is it so obvious indeed?” discussed among others sound marks as a...
03
Mar
Patent protection of innovative solutions based on artificial intelligence for use in food industry
The growth of the global population systematically increases the demand for food and drink, making the standard of living of billions of people worldwide more and more dependent on the quality and productivity of food...
17
Feb
A trademark cannot contain the symbol of cannabis. But is it always so sure?
A trademark cannot contain the symbol of cannabis. Such was the decision of the General Court of the European Union issued on 16 December 2019, which we broadly commented in one of our previous IP...
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