Obtaining the right from registration of a trademark, whether it is a European Union trademark (EUTM) or a trademark registered at the Polish Patent Office, on one hand provides a wide range of possibilities for...
24
Aug
What cannot be a trademark?
As it has already been mentioned a number of times on our IP blog, a trademark may be any sign capable of distinguishing the goods and/or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings,...
03
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...
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...
27
Jan
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? – theory and practice in EUIPO’s judicial decisions
In our series of articles on various kinds of trademarks titled “What a trademark is like everyone can see…but, is it so obvious indeed?”, motion trademarks were mentioned among others as a category of marks...
09
Sep
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? – Part 9
In the previous parts of this series we discussed 8 categories of trademarks: three-dimensional marks, positional marks, patterns, colors, sounds, motion marks, multimedia marks or holograms.
We also mentioned that the most common and at the...
11
Aug
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 8 – a hologram
In the previous parts of this series we discussed what a trademark is and we presented its legal definition, focusing on the non-conventional trademarks, such as 3D marks, positional marks, patterns, colors and a few...
04
Jun
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 6 – a multimedia trademark
The general issue of what a trademark is and its legal definition was already discussed in the previous parts of this series. Apart from the most popular trademarks, such as word, word-figurative or figurative marks,...
20
May
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 5 – a sound
Now, let us have a closer look at yet another kind of unconventional trademarks (apart from the most popular ones, such as word, word-figurative or figurative marks) – a sound trademark. A sound trademark is a mark which consists exclusively of a sound, or a combination of sounds.
04
May
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 4 – a color
The issue of what a trademark is and what is its legal definition was discussed in the previous parts of this series (You can read it here).
One more kind of unconventional trademarks (those apart from...
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