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European Community Trademarks

Community Trademarks: Positive Trend in 2010
Miriam Hölscher, S.M.D. Markeur, Germany

CTM 2009: Top 15 Applicants
Miriam Hölscher, S.M.D. Markeur, Germany

Just another brick in the wall?
Florian Traub, Hammonds LLP, UK

What is genuine use of a CTM? The OMEL/ONEL case
Geoff Smith, Harrison Goddard Foote, UK
Lee Curtis, Harrison Goddard Foote, UK

Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol

Madrid Trademarks – Africa and Surrounding Islands – Changing Perspectives
Mac Spence, Spoor & Fisher Jersey, British Isles

Rating inventions, patent applications & granted patents
Donal O’Connel, Chawton Innovation Services Ltd., UK

WIPO report finds signs of economic recovery
World Intellectual Property Organization, Spain

Australia (AU)

Choosing and Using Distinctive Brands
Alexia Marinos, Gadens Lawyers, Australia

Colour Trade Marks: Whiskas purple cat fight
Alexia Marinos, Gadens Lawyers, Australia

Trade Marks, Twitter and Twittersquatters!
Alexia Marinos, Gadens Lawyers, Australia

Austria (AT)

Austria: Opposition in Force July 1st, 2010
Dr. Harald Schmidt, Schmidt - Kornfeld - Wukoschitz, Attorneys at Law, Austria

First ECJ case on bad faith in trade mark law
Isabel Davies, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Uk
Lucy Kilshaw, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Uk

Benelux (BX)

Birth of Curacao, St. Maarten and BES as Caribbean Jurisdictions
George C. J. Moore, Caribbean Trademark Services, USA
Katherine Van Deusen, Caribbean Trademark Services, USA
First published by ITMA review

Ruling in Benelux causes a stir for Community trade mark owners
Hastings Guise, Field Fisher Waterhouse, UK

Brazil (BR)

Brazil Moves Towards The Madrid Protocol
Andrew John Bellingall, Daniel Advogas, Brazil
Published by Trademark World, Issue 222, November 2009

Bulgaria (BG)

Amendments of Bulgarian Industrial Design Law
Rossiza Marinova, Borislav Boyanov & Co., Bulgaria

Amendments of Bulgarian Trademark Law
Tsvetomira Vasileva, Zivko Mijatovic & Partners, Bulgaria

Canada (CA)

How far can fame transcend the marketplace?
Theresa Astles, Cameron MacKendrick, Canada

The “Masterpiece” Case
Micheline Dessureault, Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats, Canada

Cayman Islands (KY)

New Patent & Trademark Law in the Cayman Islands
Huw Moses, Appleby Intellectual Property Services Limited, Cayman Islands

China (CN)

Changes Noticed from the Trademark Law of China
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

China: Protection of Well Known Marks
Tingxi Huo, Peksung IP Ltd., China

Clarification on Trademark Granting and Ownership Determination
Bill H. Zhang, China Sunbow & Associates, China

New regulations for registering domain names in China
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Pharmaceutical Trademarks in China
Gloria Wu, Kangxin Partners, China

Protecting your IP in China – partnering a Panda or riding the Tiger?
Spoor & Fisher, South Africa

Trademark Practice Tips in China
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Trademark Prosecution in China
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Use of IP protection grows
Stephen Yang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Czech Republic (CZ)

Community Industrial Property Rights Enforcement in the Czech Republic
David Štros, Štros Kusák Čermák, Czech Republic

Dominica (DM)

Dominica overhauls its trade mark law
George C. J. Moore, Caribbean Trademark Services, USA

France (FR)

3D Trademarks under current French Practice
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Tetyana Delory, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Advocate General’s opinion in perfume smell-alike case
Isabel Davies, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Uk
Tom Scourfield, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, UK

Aspects of the opposition procedure in France
Sylvie Cazaux, adsigna, France

Bad wedding time for trademarks and movies?
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

ECJ’s second ruling on AdWords!
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

France and OHIM differ on similarity of pharmaceuticals with food supplements
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

French Courts confirm TEXTO lacks distinctiveness in class 38
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

French Courts confirm their position against eBay
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

French Courts start ruling on Google Suggest
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

GOOGLE is still not responsible
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Google wins keyword victory in Europe
Nick Rose, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, UK

Large similarity applied in class 5 while upholding CICATRAL and CITRACAL as similar.
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

LVMH wins in France over eBay
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson,Inlex IP Expertise, France

New French exception to pharmaceutical IP rights
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Suing Ebay in France today
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Sweet victory for Ferrero in parasitism case
Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, Lovells LLP, France
Camille Pecnard, Lovells LLP, France

Trademark enforcement against Google’s Adwords
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Trademarks & revocation for non use
Solène Vilfeu, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, France
Jean-Guillaume Monin, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, France

Trademarks for numerals remain unsuccessful before the OHIM
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

Germany (DE)

Germany: Amendment of German Trademark Act
Michaela Huth-Dierig, Boehmert & Boehmert, Germany

Germany: Top Law Firms 2009
Miriam Hölscher, S.M.D. Markeur, Germany

The village venus effect – prototype semantics at trade marks
Dr. Volker Bugdahl, at10tion, Germany

Top Law Firms 2010
Miriam Hölscher, S.M.D. Markeur, Germany
First published in markenartikel, issue 9/2011

Greece (GR)

The Greek Supreme Civil Court rules that book titles cannot be registered as trade marks
Nikos Prentoulis, Nikos Prentoulis Lawyers & Consultants, Greece
Published by MARQUES

Hong Kong (HK)

“NAKED” – as Nature intended and as perceived by the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry or covered up as found by judicial wisdom – can “feeling naked” be the new “naked!”
Angus Forsyth, Stevenson, Wong & Co., Hong Kong

India (IN)

Indian Trademark Office lost 44000 files since 2006
Raja Selvam, Selvam & Selvam, India

Industrial Design protection and its Impact on Industries
Senthil Kumar, Intepat IP Services, India

Trademarks section to move out of IP office
C.H. Unnikrishnan, HT Media Ltd, India
First published and copyright by www.livemint.com

Indonesia (ID)

Goods/Services Classification Issues in Indonesia
Khurnia Hudewi, AMR Partnership, Indonesia
Erwyanti Badri, AMR Partnership, Indonesia
Prayudi Setiadharma, AMR Partnership, Indonesia

Israel (IL)

3D Trademarks in Israel
Dr. Michael Factor, JMB, Factor & Co., Israel
Aharon Factor Esq., JMB, Factor & Co., Israel

Making the most of protection in Israel
Dr. Kfir Luzzatto, Luzzatto & Luzzatto, Israel
Adv. Ronen Sasson, Luzzatto & Luzzatto, Israel
First published by World Trademark Review

Miss Sexy and Miss Sixty not Confusingly Similar
Dr. Michael Factor, JMB, Factor & Co., Israel
Aharon Factor Esq., JMB, Factor & Co., Israel

Italy (IT)

Legal Battle over Gucci name
Edith Van den Eede, Società Italiana Brevetti, Italy
First published on www.marques.org/class46

New rules on designations of origin and 'made in Italy' designations
Avv. Prof. Cesare Galli, IP Law Galli, Italy
First published on www.internationallawoffice.com

No. 1 Italian Trademark Opposition Filed by SIB
Andrea Klein, Società Italiana Brevetti, Italy

Overhaul of Code of Industrial Property: origins and effects on trademarks
Avv. Prof. Cesare Galli, IP Law Galli, Italy
First published on www.internationallawoffice.com

Japan (JP)

Madrid Protocol designating Japan - FAQs
Tadao Takashiba, Shiga International Patent Office, Japan

Practical Use of the Defensive Mark System in Japan
Mitsuharu Takeuchi, SOEI Patent & Law Firm, Japan

Protection of Package Design of Products
Tomoya Kurokawa, Soei Patent & Law Firm, Japan

Registration of Regional Collective Trademarks in Japan – Requirements and Statistics
Dr. Melanie Ries, Trademark Service Japan - TMSJ, Tokyo/Munich
Roland Weede, Trademark Service Japan - TMSJ, Tokyo/Munich

Kazakhstan (KZ)

Domain Names Regulations in Kazakhstan
Zhanat Nurmagambetov, BMF Group LLP, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Protecting Trademark Rights
Yuri Bolotov, McGuireWoods Kazakhstan LLP, Kazakhstan
Saule Kulzhambekova, McGuireWoods Kazakhstan LLP, Kazakhstan

Registration of Trademarks in Kazakhstan
Alma Tagbergenova, Agency of Intellectual Property, Kazakhstan

Kenya (KE)

The Kenyan Anti-Counterfeit Regulations 2010
John Syekei, Coulson Harney, Kenya

Latvia (LV)

Amendments to Industrial Property Laws in Latvia
Jevgenijs Fortuna, Foral Patent Law Offices, Latvia

Lebanon (LB)

Arabic Domain Name Registration Begins in Jordan and Palestine
Zeina Salameh, Saba & Co. IP – Head Office, Lebanon

Lithuania (LT)

Domain Name Litigation in Lithuania
Tomas Jakubauskas, Law firm Misiunas and partners
Ramunas Mikulskas, Law firm Misiunas and partners

New impulse for non-use cases in Lithuania
Inga Lukauskienė, Metida law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania

Non-Traditional Trade Marks issues in Lithuania II
Elena Valuiskich, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania

Non-Traditional Trade Marks’ issues in Lithuania
Elena Valuiskich, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania

Unique decision in bad faith case
Inga Lukauskienė, Metida law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania

Malaysia (MY)

Trademark Searches – Are they worthwhile?
Geetha Kandiah, KASS International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Who owns the copyright in photographs?
Geetha Kandiah, KASS International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Mozambique (MZ)

Mozambican IP Code changed
Sérgio Braz, Braz & Associados, Mozambique

New Zealand (NZ)

New Zealand Trade Marks (International Treaties and Enforcement) Amendment Bill 2008
Damian Broadley, AJ Park, New Zealand
Jude Antony, AJ Park, New Zealand
Published by Trademark World, Issue 220, Sept. 2009

Norway (NO)

Administrative invalidation and revocation procedures in Norway
Cecilie Bakken, Bryn Aarflot AS, Norway

Poland (PL)

Trademarks in Poland - Protection and Enforcement
Slawomira Piotrowska, Patpol, Poland
Jaromir Piwowar, Patpol, Poland

Portugal (PT)

The Importance of Submitting Documents in Portuguese
Sérgio Braz, Braz & Associados, Mozambique

Puerto Rico (PR)

New Trademark Law in Puerto Rico
Dina Arndt, Moeller IP Advisors, Argentina

Serbia (RS)

EC: Serbia Made Moderate Progress in IP Area in 2010
Jelena Jankovic, Petosevic, Serbia

Singapore (SG)

All over a cup of hot brewed “NUTELLO”
Tasneem Haq, hslegal LLP, Singapore

How Close is J.Estina to Festina?
Geetha Kandiah, KASS International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trade Marks
Kevin Wong, Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson, Singapore

Smiles all round for Colgate in toothpaste trademark challenge
Trina Ha, Samuel Seow Law Corporation, Singapore

South Africa (ZA)

Lotto is a game of chance
Jens Triebel, Spamer Triebel Inc., South Africa

South Africa – the wine consumer does not translate, that much
Jens Triebel, Spamer Triebel Inc., South Africa

South Korea (KR)

Hermès International's Claims upheld on appeal in Korea
Alex Hyon, Kim & Chang, Korea

Notable Changes to the Trademark Act
Sung-Nam Kim, Kim & Chang Intellectual Property, South Korea
Alexandra Belec, Kim & Chang Intellectual Property, South Korea

Spain (ES)

The Barcelona Court of Appeal recognizes the three-dimensional trade mark of the lighter “CLIPPER”
Maite Ferrándiz, Grau & Angulo Abogados, Spain
Jana Salvador, Grau & Angulo Abogados, Spain

Taiwan (TW)

Cross-Strait (Taiwan & China) IPR agreement signed
Patrick Li, AIPT Patent, Trademark & Law Office, Taiwan

Turkey (TR)

“Barack Obama” and “Romano Prodi” as trademarks in Turkey
Abdurrahim Ayaz, Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., Turkey

A New Exception to Use Requirement
Isik Ozdogan, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey
Ezgi Baklaci, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey

Amendment in Class 35
Isik Ozdogan, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey
Ezgi Baklaci, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey

Simplified destruction proceedings in Turkey
Isik Ozdogan, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey
Ezgi Baklaci, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey

The Turkish Commercial Code and amendments regarding IP rights
Dinç Sanver, Guven&Koyuncu Law Office, Turkey

The Turkish Patent Institute accepts color per se registrable as a trademark in Turkey
Okan Can, Deris Patents & Trademarks Agency and Deris Law Firm, Turkey

Turkish Patent Institute Introduces New Official Fees
Isik Ozdogan, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey
Ezgi Baklaci, Moroglu Arseven Law Firm, Turkey

Turks and Caicos Islands (TC)

New Annual Maintenance and Publication Fees
George C. J. Moore, Caribbean Trademark Services, USA
Katherine Van Deusen, Caribbean Trademark Services, USA
First published in INTA Bulletin, October 15, 2011, Vol. 66, No. 18

Uganda (UG)

Uganda’s Trademarks Act 2010: New Opportunities, Old Challenges
Paul Mbuga, Sebalu & Lule Advocates, Uganda

United Kingdom (UK)

The future for non-traditional trade marks in Europe
Mark Devaney, Gill Jennings & Every LLP, UK
First published in Intellectual Property Magazine

The Patents County Court: Change for the better?
Carl Rohsler, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, UK

Vodka protected by extended passing off
Chris McLeod, Hammonds LLP, UK

Who will come up smelling of roses?
Nick Rose, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, UK
Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, UK

Uruguay (UY)

E-filing in Urugay
Agustina Fernández Giambruno, Fernandez Secco & Asociados, Uruguay

USA (US)

Making “sense” of non-traditional marks
David Wolf, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., USA
Christina Licursi, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., USA

Viet Nam (VN)

Intel Acts Aggressively to Protect Trademarks in Vietnam
Do Anh Tuan, Russin & Vecchi, Vietnam
Isaac Stein Simpson, Russin & Vecchi, Vietnam

Viet Nam: A Brief on the New Law on Trade Names
Pham & Associates, Viet Nam

General

Insurance coverage for infringement claims
Karen Artz Ash, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, US
Bret J. Danow, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, US
First published on www.managingip.com

IP Outsourcing – an efficient way of focusing on core competencies
Dr. Jur. Richard Brunner, Dennemeyer & Associates, Luxembourg

To Cross Or Not To Cross
Toong Jo-Han, KASS International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Trademark Monitor – Are You a Good Player in This Game?
Gloria Wu, Kangxin Partners, China

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