Archive: May, 2017

New Classification Guidelines published by WIPO

New Classification Guidelines published by WIPO

The Nice Classification (NCL), established by the Nice Agreement (1957), is an international classification of goods and services applied for the registration of marks.  The eleventh edition of the NCL came into force on January 1, 2017. The authentic texts of the Nice Classification (in English and in French) are published online by WIPO. By decision […]

Trademark manual of examining procedure

Trademark manual of examining procedure

The USPTO has issued the April 2017 Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP). This revision clarifies USPTO trademark policies and practices. It includes relevant Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and court decisions reported before March 1, 2017. This revision supersedes prior versions of the TMEP, examination guides, or any other statement of USPTO policy to the extent […]

EUTM application 014297006 Garden CREATIONS partially rejected by EUIPO due to likelihood of confusion on the part of the public

EUTM application 014297006 Garden CREATIONS partially rejected by EUIPO due to likelihood of confusion on the part of the public

The opposition against EUTM application No. 014297006 Garden CREATIONS Y filed by AGRO-BIO TRADING OOD, represented by IP Consulting, pursuant to Article 8(1)(b)EUTMR was settled as the trade mark was rejected for all the contested goods against which the opposition was filed pursuant to the final decision of the Operations Department rendered in opposition No. […]

The sale of a multimedia player could constitute an infringement of copyright

The sale of a multimedia player could constitute an infringement of copyright

The Court of Justice of the European Union published the following press release on 26 April 2017 concerning Judgment in Case C-527/15, according to which the court has indicated that “The sale of a multimedia player which enables films that are available illegally on the internet to be viewed easily and for free on a television screen could constitute […]

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