After one has celebrated a successful grant of the protection right, then it lies in the interest of the right owner to indicate properly that the given item enjoys protection deriving from the obtained exclusive...
08
Dec
Using the logo of another company on one’s own website – what steps should be taken not to commit infringement
The owner of a registered trademark acquires the exclusive right to use the sign in a commercial or professional manner in a particular territory. In the aforesaid context, the use means the following:
- Affixing the...
09
Nov
“TO BE OR NOT TO BE” when it comes to trademarks, or what should be remembered to guarantee genuine use of a trademark
When a party is considering to apply for trademark registration, it is important to remember about the obligation that rests upon the right holder to put the mark to genuine use. What is essential, the...
20
Oct
What is worth remembering after trademark registration?
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,...
27
Jun
What are the functions of a trademark?
A trademark as a sign enabling to distinguish the goods and services of one company from the goods and services of another company plays a very important role in free market economy. It does not...
10
Feb
What names can be registered as trademarks? A handful of the most essential tips
The process of choosing the name for one’s brand does not seem to be easy. The market of today is full of thousands of products and it is becoming more and more difficult to invent...
03
Dec
A bunch of Italian entrepreneurs are still trying to register a trademark with the symbol of cannabis – do such marks really incite consumers to use illegal substances?
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...
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...
27
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...