Generic Trade Marks Intermediate
Words or indications that name a product or service are customary or generic in trade and cannot fulfil the essential function of a trade mark. The next webinar will cover generic trade marks from the perspective of Article 7(1)(d) EUTMR, addressing how these terms are barred from registration, and through Article 58(1)(b) EUTMR, which foresees the possibility of revocation of such signs which may...
The Impossible Slogan or How to Kill a Slogan? Advanced
“Yes we can”®, but do “we make it happen”® ? Slogans are part of our daily life. What are the criteria to register them? “Think different”®. “Have a break”®, “I´m lovin´it”®. Speaker: Christoph BARTOS - EUIPO - Boards of Appeal
Too short to be a trade mark or does a single letter say it all? Advanced Popular
This webinar details the recent developments in EU case law and implications for scope of protection and registrability of single letter signs. Speaker: Iza Junkar - Hogan Lovells, Alicante - Senior Associate
Webinar: Geographical names pursuant to article 7(1)(c) EUTMR (Advanced level) (with certificate) Advanced
In this webinar, an assessment of trade marks consisting of geographical terms is covered. The key questions addressed during it are the following: Is the geographic location known to the relevant public? Is the geographical location associated with specific goods & services? Are the goods and services normally marketed with reference to a geographic location? ...
Webinar: Assessment of the deceptive character, Art. 7(1)(g) EUTMR (Advanced level) (with Certificate) Advanced
The webinar deals with the assessment of the deceptive character of trademark applications, in particular with the determination of the relevant public. Various circumstances in which a deceptive link between a sign and the goods/services it is to be registered for may exist are discussed. Finally, the webinar also touches upon deceptive signs in invalidity proceedings. Speaker: Ruxandra ...
Webinar: Non-Agricultural GIs - EN, DE, ES, FR & IT (Intermediate level) (with Certificate) Intermediate
Industrial and handicrafts geographical indications have now been implemented in France 3 years ago. This presentation aims at explaining the interests of this collective IP tool for small and medium enterprises in order to protect and promote local know how. It will also describe the specific examination procedure and present French IP office first feedback. Speaker: Antoine GINESTET...
Webinar: Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin (Intermediate level) (with Certificate) Intermediate
The Geographical Indications and protected designations of origin is the “the rural intellectual property right” that prevent misuse, imitation or evocation. We can consider it as a fundamental right. To understand the importance of GIs we can just mention the 3400 GIs in the EU registers and 1533 GIs protected under agreements. The main attribute of GIs is: Rural IPR, Guarantee authenticity ...
Webinar: Article 7(3) EUTMR: principal or subsidiary claim (Advanced level) Advanced
In the webinar about Claims of acquired distinctiveness after the Legal Reform, the speakers will deal with the changes in the implementation of Article 7(3) EUTM applicable since October 2017: the EUTM applicant must qualify the Article 7(3) claim as principal or subsidiary; the claim must be filed before the first instance; it can no longer be raised for the first time at the appeal stage...
Webinar: Public order and morality (Advanced level) (with Certificate) Advanced
Offensive trademarks should never be registered. Is this right and what does it mean in practice? A discourse on marks that may offend ‘public order or accepted principles of morality’. Or not. Warning! Contains bad language. Speaker: William TROTT - EUIPO - Seconded National Expert, Boards of Appeal
Webinar: Distinctiveness of colour marks (Advanced level) Advanced
Do colours convey a message? Can a colour work as a TM? The speaker analyses several cases relating to the registration of combinations of colours or a single colour as a trade mark and gives some clues for assessing distinctiveness. Speaker: Stefan MARTIN - EUIPO - Boards of Appeal