In a judgment of December 12th 2019, in case T-683/18, the General Court (Seventh Chamber) stated that a trademark referring to cannabis cannot be registered, as it is contrary to public policy in the meaning of...
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...
24
Jun
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 7 – a motion trademark
The information of what a trademark is and what is its legal definition was already presented to the readers in the previous parts of this series.Now the focus will be on one more type of...
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,...
03
Jun
Protection of business secrets in connection with information claim in Industrial Property Law (part 3)
To stay within the theme of information claim introduced by Industrial Property Law dated 30th June 2000 r. (hereinafter referred to as: “IPL”) this article will concern the issue of protection of information provided at...
27
May
Facebook sued for trademark infringement
In mid-2019 Facebook, Inc. presented the logo of its own cryptocurrency - Libra, which was to be handled by a subsidiary company — Calibra. Shortly after presenting the trademark, it was found to be highly...
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.
13
May
Upcoming changes in the judicial system in the scope of intellectual property
The changes in the judicial system concerning intellectual property matters have been widely discussed for long. A draft of the relevant act, which initially seemed to be the issue of the remote future, will be coming into effect fairly soon.
07
May
Information Claim in Industrial Property Law. Part 2
The previous article presented an informational claim, including its genesis and the previous regulation in the Industrial Property Law dated 30th June 2000 (hereinafter referred to as: “IPL”). Today's article will be devoted to the...