Archive: June, 2014

Black and white trademarks in the EU – scope of protection

Black and white trademarks in the EU – scope of protection

On the 15th of April 2014, OHIM released a Common Communication on  the scope of protection of black and white trade marks. OHIM will implement the new common practice on 2 June 2014.The Communication will be implemented in the other participating offices, namely –   AT, BG, BX, CY, CZ, DE, EE, ES, GR, HR, HU, […]

On the 15th of April 2014, OHIM released a Common Communication on  the scope of protection of black and white trade marks. OHIM will implement the new common practice on 2 June 2014.The Communication will be implemented in the other participating offices, namely –   AT, BG, BX, CY, CZ, DE, EE, ES, GR, HR, HU, […]
Turkey is on the Watch List in 2014

Turkey is on the Watch List in 2014

The major concerns about Turkey that are presented in the 2014 Special 301 Watch List include  the export from and transshipment through Turkey of counterfeit and pirated products,  the manufacture of counterfeited luxury goods, digital media, and textiles, software piracy,  need of transparent and effective enforcement of IPR, and the need of ex officio authority […]

The major concerns about Turkey that are presented in the 2014 Special 301 Watch List include  the export from and transshipment through Turkey of counterfeit and pirated products,  the manufacture of counterfeited luxury goods, digital media, and textiles, software piracy,  need of transparent and effective enforcement of IPR, and the need of ex officio authority […]
Tajikistan is on the Watch List in 2014

Tajikistan is on the Watch List in 2014

The United States expects from Tajikistan to implement fully amendments of its Customs Code and to ensure the correspondent authority to its customs and criminal enforcement officials. The major issues for Tajikistan, as per the US, remain criminal IPR infringement, optical disc piracy, government use of unlicensed software. For that reason, The United States will […]

The United States expects from Tajikistan to implement fully amendments of its Customs Code and to ensure the correspondent authority to its customs and criminal enforcement officials. The major issues for Tajikistan, as per the US, remain criminal IPR infringement, optical disc piracy, government use of unlicensed software. For that reason, The United States will […]
The USPTO Deems Changes to 35 USC 119(e)(3) Made in the PLTIA Automatic and Retroactive

The USPTO Deems Changes to 35 USC 119(e)(3) Made in the PLTIA Automatic and Retroactive

The Patent Law Treaty Implementation Act (PLTIA)2 changed 35 USC 119(e)(3), as explained in section IV, in my prior article “Restoration of Priority.”3 There is now a USPTO decision on 35 USC 119(e)(3), as amended by the PLTIA.  The decision is from a “petition under 37 CFR 1.78(b), … to regain benefit of the provisional […]

Romania is on the Watch List in 2014

Romania is on the Watch List in 2014

The 2014 Special 301 Report highlights the progress of Romania in the sphere of IPR enforcement. The positive tendency is a result of the work of the GPO IPR Department and the cooperation between enforcement and prosecution. New procedures for prosecuting IPR crimes have come into force on January 1, 2014. All of this is […]

The 2014 Special 301 Report highlights the progress of Romania in the sphere of IPR enforcement. The positive tendency is a result of the work of the GPO IPR Department and the cooperation between enforcement and prosecution. New procedures for prosecuting IPR crimes have come into force on January 1, 2014. All of this is […]