On 25 April 2023, an extract of the Resolution of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), announcing the 2023 call for grants on a competitive basis for the promotion of patent and utility model applications in...
New decision The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued a new decision (C-684/21; 02/03/2023) on the question of how to determine whether a feature of appearance of a registered design is solely dictated by its technical function. This is an important topic...
The General Court reminds EUIPO that, when assessing bad faith, it must consider all the factual circumstances specific to the case that pertained at the time of filing the contested mark The General Court of the European Union did not agree with the European Union Intellectual...
Due to the relocation of part of its chocolate production to Bratislava (Slovakia) Toblerone, the popular chocolate brand created in Bern in 1908, will no longer incorporate the image of the Matterhorn on its packaging in order to comply with Swiss legislation. "Swissness" Legislation On 1 January...
Sometimes, when a client asks us to register a trademark, the sign to be registered, though attractive in marketing terms, is weak in terms of distinctiveness. The lack of distinctiveness of these marks is mainly because they are descriptive of the quality, quantity, characteristics, intended purpose,...
On August 1, 2023, the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs will enter into force in Brazil. As of this date, the companies and designers from Brazil will be able to protect their industrial designs in 96 countries...
On February 17, 2023, the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This confirms that the implementation schedule for the “Unitary Patent Package” will be as announced: The Sunrise Period will start on 1 March 2023. The Unitary Patent and...
Pharmacies have changed a lot through years and have developed into shops where consumers navigate in an avalanche of products (medicinal, dietary, hygiene, etc.) which can be easily interconnected and used in the same treatments -but with different focus-as they are all intended to improve...
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius deposited with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol concerning the International Registration of Marks on 6 February 2023, and will enter into force on 6 May 2023. The accession of Mauritius...
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