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New
- EUTM System—Absolute Grounds for Refusal
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A look at the examination phase of an application for a trademark and a design, in particular at the possible objections for absolute grounds.
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New
- Application for the Division of an International Registration (IR) Designating the EU
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The EU trademark regulation (EUTMR) allows for the division of EU trademarks (EUTMs) into different parts not only as a result of a partial transfer, but also on the EUTM applicant’s own initiative.
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New
- EUTM System – The Procedure from Application to Registration
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The present is part of a series of articles with the aim to give the practitioners in China a rough idea of the functioning of the European Intellectual Property Right (IPR) system with a focus on tra
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- IP Strategy and Tools for its Implementation
- Businesses have all kind of IPRs at their disposal to protect their intangible assets from a different angle and with a different length and scope of protection.
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- The Value of Intellectual Property and the Damage of Counterfeiting and Piracy
- My first articles focused on the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and on the reform the European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) system went through recently. The present article will explain the
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- An Overview of Patents in Europe
- The following article is intended to give an overview on patent protection in Europe and in the European Union. Rather than entering into details for patent filings, it gives an approach to the availa
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New
- Risks and Crimes Against Intellectual Property Online
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The advent and growth of e-commerce over the last 20 years have had a major economic and social impact, influencing purchasing methods, habits and expectations of consumers, and flinging open the door
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New
- The IP Industry at a Crossroads
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Leaders like Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, tell employees daily that the most valuable asset they have is their ability to move and connect more quickly than the competition. In order to achieve this, they
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- Eurasian Umbrella or Russia When Filing Patent Applications
- Several Eurasian countries (Russia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan) are currently on the way to integration in economic field. They established a Eurasian Economic Union forming a co
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- Unfair Competition: A Challenge to IP Owner
- Intellectual property found its way into business years ago; infringement came soon after. Intellectual property brought order into business. It allowed entrepreneurs to take advantage of their creati
