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Now in its sixth year, Class 46 is dedicated to European trade mark law and practice. This weblog is written by a team of enthusiasts who want to spread the word and share their thoughts with others.


	FRIDAY, 4 JULY 2008 German Patent and Trade Mark Office: Annual report (English version) now available The German Patent and Trade Mark Office has now published an English version of its annual report for 2007. The report can be retrieved from the Office's website and by clicking here. The report includes an interesting chapter on current developments in the field of trade marks and includes information from the trade mark departments. The number of applications increased by 5.3% compared to 2007 with 76165 new application being filed. Posted by: Birgit Clark @ 00.59 Tags: annual report, dpma, english version,

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UKIPO: July edition of IP Insight

Nike terminates sponsorship deal with footballer Joey Barton

Poland: new TSGs

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DPMA: trade mark statistics for 2007

"Hidden" CTM appeal goes to ECJ

UK "trade mark rows are the best in the world"?

WIPO: ‘click-through’ site "volkswagen-audi.com" registered in bad faith

Portugal: the end of DIU and other simplifications of the IP Code

Poland: fakes easy to auction

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Marzipan among the latest European GIs

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British court interprets ECJ Vedial ruling

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German Federal Patent Court: GDR state symbol not registrable as a device mark

New list of "Superbrands" published

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Austria: Update on the Fu Long panda bear trade mark dispute

New TM rules for UK

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VW buys Scania

Codification of European trade marks legislation: a statement from MARQUES

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Christophe GEIGER elected Director of the CEIPI

WIPO: Switzerland designations - new fees from 3 September 2008

"Brands Out of the Box? Bookings are buoyant

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CFI rules on who can bring cancellation proceedings against a Community trade mark

EFTA Court precludes unilateral operation of international exhaustion of rights

Switzerland: Revision of the trade mark guidelines as of 1 July 2008

Poppies from the land of thousands of lakes

Pringles "not chips/crisps"

Steiff to re-source manufacture of its bears

German Patent and Trade Mark Office: Annual report (English version) now available

Swiss law on company names grants protection even to descriptive names

German Federal Patent Court: Annual Report for 2007

Spain – The victory of the national football team in the UEFA EURO 2008 is expected to enhance the international value of the “Made in Spain” brand.

Battle of the Strads

CTM applicant dreams on, but application fails

France: annual report for 2007

Poland: jail time for illegal OSCYPEK

Goods can be similar even if neither competing nor complementary

OHIM's new website now "live"

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