Archive: January, 2009

Intel tried unsuccessfully to stop the use of the mark Intelmark, owned by CPM, through the European Court of Justice on the ground that it would dilute its famous mark. According to the Court the fact that an earlier mark has a “huge reputation”; that its goods or services are dissimilar to those of the […]

The Singapore Treaty  will become effective in 2009 following its ratification by Australia on December 16, 2008. This is the tenth ratification of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (“the Singapore Treaty”) and will allow the treaty to enter into force on March 16. 2009. The Singapore Treaty was adopted by WIPO member states in […]

A delegation from OHIM took part in Sweden’s “Trade Mark Day 2009”, organised in Stockholm on 20 January.    The event included presentations on building brands, legal protection for a famous toy brand, the problems of piracy, and the latest EU   The program can be found on: http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/resource/documents/OHIM/news/events/programme200109.pdf

On 11.01.2009 – two and a half years after its launch, the three millionth .eu domain name was registered by a German citizen. At present the .eu „top-level Internet domain“ is the forth most popular top level domain name in Europe and the ninth worldwide. 30 % freom the registrations come form Germany, 14% from […]

After the Accession of The Former Republic of Youguslavia The European Patent Organisation  comprises the following 35 member states : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, […]

Promulgated in State Gazette No. 81/14 September 1999; amended, No. 17/ 21 February 2003; amended, No. 43/20 May 2005; amended, No. 105/29 December 2005; amended, No. 30/11 April 2006; amended, No. 73/5 September 2006; amended, No. 59/20 July 2007

Publ. in State Gazette No. 81/ 14.09.1999, amended No. 82/17.09.1999; amended No. 28/01.04.2005, amended No. 43/20.05.2005, amended No. 94/25.11.2005, amended No. 105/29.12.2005, amended No. 30/11.04.2006, amended No. 73/05.09.2006; amended, No. 59/20 July 2007

Promulgated in State Gazette No. 27/2 April 1993; supplemented, No. 83/1 October 1996; amended, No. 11/29 January 1998; amended, No. 81/14 September 1999; amended, No. 45/30 April 2002; amended, No. 66/9 July 2002; supplemented, No. 17/21 February 2003; amended, No. 30/11 April 2006; amended, No. 64/8 August 2006; amended, No. 31/13 April 2007; amended No. 59/20 July 2007

The Commission for Protection of Competition imposed penalty payment, at the rate of 100 000 lv. to „Orgachim“ АD, Russe, for violation in accordance with art. 34, par. 6 from LPC (Law on Protection of Competition), under the conditions of repeated event.

The Commission for Protection of Competition imposed penalty payment, at the rate of 30 000 lv., to „Service complekt“ ЕООD, Kazanlak for violation in accordance with art. 33, par. 2 from LPC (Law on Protection of Competition).

The Commission for Protection of Competition imposed penalty payment, at the rate of 8 000 lv., to „Marvik Extreme“ЕООD, Sofia, for violation in accordance with art. 33, par. 2, in connection with art. 30 from LPC (Law on Protection of Competition).

The Commission for Consumers Protection stopped misleading print advertisement of commercial chain „Praktiker”. The company has distributed a promotional brochure, which advertises goods for preferential prices in connection with the opening of their jubilee hundredth store. During the inspection inspectors of CCP find, one of the articles is not available.

The Commission for Consumers Protection/CCP/ imposed a fine to the taximeter company „ОК – Softrance” ООD because of misleading commercial practice. Moreover with an order of the chairman Damyan Lazarov the company is obligated to stop the violation, which deceives the people, contradicts the requirement for conscientiousness and professional competence and can change significantly the […]

On 12 November 2008 the Bulgarian Patent Office announced: “… in Geneve the vice- prime minister and and minister of foreign affairs Ivailo Kalfin and Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Francis Gurry signed Memorandum for fellowship  between the Bulgarian Government and WIPO, which regulates the cooperation between them. It includes specific […]

„The declaration, which unites the Mediterranean countries mostly engaged with the fight against counterfeits ( Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Tunis, Turkey and France) aims: ·       better coordination of the fight against counterfeits; ·      to continue to inform the customers and to intensify their sensitivity in relation with the problem, particularly the specialized […]