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Flash 03-12
1 LAW
1.1 Enforcement
Ireland
2 OFFICE PRACTICE
2.1 OHIM
OHIM Website, OHIM Convergence Programme, OHIM Quality Check Criteria, OHIM - European Observatory on Counterfeiting
3 CASE LAW
T-321/09 arraybox The trade mark is descriptive, T-205/10 fig vs. LA VICTORIA DE MEXICO There is a likelihood of confusion, T-291/09 Pollo Tropical (fig) vs. Pollo Tropical (fig) The application for registration has not been made in bad faith, T-305/10 DYNIQUE vs. DIPTYQUE There is a likelihood of confusion, T-332/10 VIAGRA vs. VIAGURA The trade mark applied for takes unfair advantage of the reputation of the trade mark "VIAGRA", T-596/10 EuroBasket vs. Basket (fig), There is no likelihood of confusion
4 ECTA NEWS
ECTA Seminar "Crucial challenges for the European Trade Mark System", Brussels, 8 February 2012, Working Group on the Review of Model International Form No. 1 of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, Geneva, WIPO Standing Committee, ACTA, OHIM Link Committee, OHIM Liaison Meeting, Sister Associations, WIPO and OAMI Users Group
Position Paper - December 2011
Position Papers - October 2011
Position Papers - July 2011
- ECTA letter to OHIM President re Convergence Programme
Copies of surveys mentioned can be found at Harmonization Committee / Papers section
Press Release
2011
OCTOBER
Association
MoreECTA, 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).
Committees
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More ECTA 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
"Breaking News"
Palermo, Italy, 20-23 June 2012
On-line Registration is now open!
Other events
MoreECTA - COAPI – AGESORPI – WIPO – OEPM WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
Madrid, 21 March 2012
After successful events in London, Rome, Paris and Hamburg, ECTA is pleased to invite you to attend a further workshop on international registrations of designs in order to promote the Hague System and to prove its great advantages. This workshop, held in collaboration with COAPI – AGESORPI – WIPO – OEPM will take place in Madrid on 21 March 2012. The language of the event will be Spanish.
GRUR-ECTA JOINT BRUSSELS WORKSHOP “EUROPEAN TRADE MARK SYSTEM(S) UNDER REVIEW – A FIRST SUMMARY OF THE NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK”
Brussels, Belgium, 30 May 2012
GRUR and ECTA are pleased to invite their members to attend on 30 May 2012 (from noon to 5pm) in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia to the European Union the workshop “European Trade Mark System(s) under review – A first summary of the new legal framework”. We regret that this workshop is only open to ECTA / GRUR members at this time.
Programme
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