| Poland: Internet domains as trade marks |
| Tags: absolute grounds for refusal, acquired distinctiveness, descriptive character, distinctive character, domain names, Polish TLDs, trade mark refusal, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 23/11/2011 @ 16.16 |
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| Poland: when Biển Đông means something |
| Tags: descriptive character, distinctive character, geographical name as trade mark, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, trade mark opposition, trademark law, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 08/11/2011 @ 17.30 |
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| Poland: there are no precedents, but... |
| Tags: generic sign, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, Polish Administrative Proceedings Code, Polish Constitution, Polish Patent Office, trade mark refusal, Voivodeship Administrative Court, |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 04/11/2011 @ 15.00 |
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| Poland: well-known trade marks |
| Tags: bad faith, firm, personal rights or interests, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, trade mark opposition, Voivodeship Administrative Court, well known trade marks |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 24/10/2011 @ 09.04 |
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| Poland: it is all about the reputation |
| Tags: famous trade marks, letter of consent, likelihood of confusion, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, Polish courts, reputed trade marks, similarity of goods, similarity of signs, trade mark invalidation, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 06/10/2011 @ 21.16 |
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| Poland: a letter of consent and something more |
| Tags: letter of consent, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, similarity of goods, similarity of signs, trade mark refusal, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 02/10/2011 @ 19.25 |
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| Poland: these are not precedents in similar cases |
| Tags: Polish Administrative Proceedings Code, Polish Patent Office, similarity of goods, similarity of services, similarity of signs, trade mark infringement, trade mark invalidation, Voivodeship Administrative Court, precedents |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 15/07/2011 @ 12.36 |
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| Poland: sometimes it's all about the signature |
| Tags: non-traditional trade marks, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, Polish Administrative Proceedings Code, Polish Patent Office, product packaging, trade mark lapse, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 09/07/2011 @ 18.53 |
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| Poland: Sfinks vs. Cleopatra |
| Tags: famous trade marks, legal interest, likelihood of confusion, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, Polish Administrative Proceedings Code, similarity of signs, trade mark invalidation, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 07/07/2011 @ 10.06 |
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| Polish court against monopolization of scouting symbols |
| Tags: bad faith, Polish Act on Industrial Property Law, Polish Act on Trade marks, Polish Administrative Proceedings Code, trade mark invalidation, Voivodeship Administrative Court |
| Posted By: Tomasz Rychlicki |
| Posted on 23/06/2011 @ 12.31 |
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