| OHIM: Board of Appeal taking it to LEVEL 3 |
| Tags: OHIM, Board of Appeal, BoA, distinctiveness, descriptiveness, absolute grounds, level, level 3, precedents, OHIM practice |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 27/02/2014 @ 15.34 |
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| ITALY: LATIN HICCOUGHS |
| Tags: Italy, Court, latin place name, geographical name, deceptiveness, descriptiveness, trade mark |
| Posted By: Edith Van den Eede |
| Posted on 12/02/2014 @ 09.48 |
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| Greece: What two smartly displayed letters can do for a trademark application |
| Tags: Greece, Greek TM Office, trendy watch, absolute grounds, descriptiveness, distinctiveness |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 20/01/2014 @ 12.19 |
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| Greece: Consumers know their Italian when it comes to wine and spirits |
| Tags: Greece, TM Office, absolute grounds, wine, spirits, vino, vino rosso, vino bianco, vino rosato, distinctiveness, foreign language, italian, spanish, descriptiveness |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 13/01/2014 @ 13.43 |
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| German Federal Patent Court: Annette von Droste zu Hülshoff Stiftung |
| Tags: Well-known person, German Federal Patent Court, cultural heritage, distinctiveness, descriptiveness |
| Posted By: Birgit Clark |
| Posted on 08/09/2013 @ 19.47 |
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| Not all that is called "BIO" is perceived as "BIO" |
| Tags: German Federal Patent Court, BPatG, BIONSEN, BIOPHEN, confusion, descriptive, descriptiveness |
| Posted By: Anthonia Ghalamkarizadeh |
| Posted on 23/07/2013 @ 11.28 |
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| PHOTOS.COM refusal goes on appeal |
| Tags: CJEU appeal, descriptiveness, evidence |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 10/04/2013 @ 17.28 |
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| OHIM Boards of Appeal: a descriptive collective trademark |
| Tags: OHIM Boards of Appeal, collective trademarks, absolute grounds of refusal, descriptiveness |
| Posted By: Benedetta Cordovado |
| Posted on 30/06/2011 @ 22.24 |
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| Coffee soup? Srsly? |
| Tags: Switzerland, absolute grounds of refusal, descriptiveness |
| Posted By: Mark Schweizer |
| Posted on 16/08/2010 @ 12.40 |
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| INTELLIGENT SENSOR: a borderline rejection |
| Tags: descriptiveness, distinctive character |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 18/06/2010 @ 15.03 |
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