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1 LAW
1.1 Anti-counterfeiting

ACTA, EU Observatory - Publication of the Regulation nr 386/2012, New Customs Code in Ukraine

1.2 Domain Names

ICANN - TAS Interruption

1.3 Geographical Indications

Public Consultation - Protection of Geographical Indications from Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the EU, Applications for products published on 3 May 2012 in the Official Journal of the European Union,

1.4 IP specialised court in Finland
2 OFFICE PRACTICE
2.1 OHIM

OAMI Users’ Group Meeting- 17 April 2012, OHIM Administrative Board and Budget Committee Meetings - 24 and 25 April 2012, OHIM Survey on quality of Opposition decisions, Seniority data project-Update, OHIM Service charter-Update

2.2 WIPO

User Survey on Industrial Design Registration Procedures, WIPO/EPO – Cooperation Agreement

3 CASE LAW

GENERAL COURT Case T-435/11 of 2 May 2012, Universal Display Corp. vs. OHIM The trade mark is descriptive, Case T-331/10 of 8 May 2012, Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd vs. OHIM – Pi-Design AG, Bodum France and Bodum Logistics A/S Shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result, Case T-325/11 of 10 May 2012, Pedro German Amador Lopez vs. OHIM The trade mark is descriptive, Case T- 270/10 of 3 May 2012, Conceria Kara Srl vs. OHIM – Dima-Gida Tekstil Deri, Case T- 348/10 of 8 May 2012, Luigi Panzeri vs. OHIM – Royal Trophy Srl, The trade marks are similar – Likelihood of confusion should be assessed.Case T-101/11 of 8 May 2012, Mizuno KK vs. OHIM – Golfino AG There is a likelihood of confusion, Case T- 244/10f 8 May 2012, Tsakiris-Mallas AE vs. OHIM – Seven SpA There is a likelihood of confusion.

4 ECTA NEWS

NGO’s meeting during INTA Conference - 8 May 2012, 7th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks between the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market and Experts from National Offices, 2nd User Work group on OHIM’s new web-site project

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ECTA, the European Communities Trade Mark Association, was formed in 1980.

ECTA numbers approximately 1.400 members, coming from all the Member States of the European Union with associate members from all over the world. It brings together all those persons practising professionally in the Member States of the European Community in the field of trade marks, designs and related IP matters. These professionals are lawyers, trade mark advisors, trade mark attorneys, in-house counsel and others who can be considered specialist practitioners in these areas.

ECTA’s secretariat is located at Rue des Colonies 18/24, 1000 Brussels (tel: +32 2 513 5285).