EU grants for entrepreneurs for the registration of trademarks and industrial designs 2022
EU grants for entrepreneurs for the registration of trademarks and industrial designs 2022 As part of the Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) On January 10, the European Commission and the European Intellectual Property Office (EUiPO) announced another edition of the trademark, industrial design and invention application funding program, which aims to help small […]
Trademark Expiration Due to Non-Use – Which Product Classes Should I Choose When Filing a Trademark Application?
A trademark is subject to a use obligation. In relation to EU trademarks registered in the EUIPO, a rule has been adopted according to which the use of a trademark should commence no later than 5 years from the date of registration. A similar regulation applies in the Polish Industrial Property Law. Failure to fulfil […]
What is an invention?
According to the Act, an invention is considered to be a solution of a technical nature, new, involving an inventive step and suitable for industrial application. The novelty and inventive step of the solution are assessed based on the state of the art existing before the date of filing the patent application. International patent databases […]
What is a trademark?
According to the statutory definition, a trademark can be any sign that is capable of distinguishing the goods of one undertaking from the goods of another undertaking and that can be presented in the trademark register in a way that allows for the unambiguous and precise determination of the subject of the protection granted. What […]
Will Banksy finally reveal his identity?
The artist may be forced to do so by the difficulty in finding appropriate instruments to protect his or her works. The case of the famous artist has been filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Let us recall that Banksy is the pseudonym of a famous street artist. Banksy comes from Bristol […]
Patent research – knowledge at your fingertips
Knowledge is a fundamental tool in building competitive advantage and the foundation of sound business decisions. Could there be a better source of it than databases that document the latest inventive solutions? Regardless of the answer to this question, sometimes the bigger problem is skillfully reaching for it and using it when taking business steps. […]
Trademark “MESSI”
It turns out that even such a famous person as Leo Messi can have problems registering his trademark with the EUIPO. In 2011, the footballer filed a trademark application for the word and figurative mark “MESSI” EUTM 010181154, among others, for clothing, footwear and sports goods. The owner of the earlier trademark “MASSI” filed an […]
Intellectual Property Courts
Under the Act of 13 February 2020 amending the Act – Code of Civil Procedure and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 288), courts were established as of 1 July 2020 to deal exclusively with matters related to intellectual property law. The Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys, as well as entrepreneurs, creators, […]
Protection of industrial design in the event of application of exclusions (disclamations)
A visual disclaimer indicates the features of an industrial design shown in the illustration, for which the applicant does not seek protection. This definition of a visual disclaimer was provided in the joint Communication of the Intellectual Property Offices belonging to the European Trade Mark and Design Network, as part of the convergence programme on […]
The distinctive capacity of neologisms in the case law of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
A neologism is a linguistic innovation – a new element developed in a given language, a certain form of it or – for artistic purposes – within a literary text. Innovations are introduced into the language intentionally – in order to fill certain lexical gaps – or unconsciously, e.g. by adapting exceptional word forms to […]
