| Newsletter |
| 24/02/2010 |
02 - 2010 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
OHIM Cooperation Fund takes shape, “Descriptive” CTM for swimming pool supplies ruled invalid, Claiming a PCT priority for a Community design, How to manage portfolios in the MyPage portal, The James Nurton interview, Malta CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, OHIM's design database used in validity check for Chinese designs, European Commission survey of CTM users, OHIM's vital statistics etc |
| 20/01/2010 |
01 - 2010 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
CTM applications in 2009 boosted by late rush, Drink sales CTM "valid", Designs solely dictated by technical function, Why it's time to sign up for MyPage, The James Nurton interview, Luxembourg CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, IP Cooperation: focus on trade marks in China, etc |
| 21/12/2009 |
12 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
2009: A golden year for IP cooperation, Electronic tubes CTM upheld, New evidence in design invalidity proceedings, Usability testing of the future Electronic Register and Opposition Online services , Usability testing of the future Electronic Register and Opposition Online services , The James Nurton interview, Lithuania CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, OHIM consulted in the drafting of the new Chinese trade mark law , Germany and Netherlands largest users of “.eu” |
| 18/11/2009 |
11 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
What's happening at the trade mark and design Register?, AE trade mark “partly invalidated”, Designs Solely Dictated by Technical Function, CTM certificates go electronic , E-Business Users group meeting, The James Nurton interview, Latvia CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, Our man in China: the role of OHIM’s IP attaché in Beijing, Are expanding Internet top level domains and brand protection compatible? |
| 21/10/2009 |
10 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Europeans consider design "very important" for competitiveness, Invalidity claim based on "earlier rights" in the UK and France fails , Disclosure of a prior design by file inspection, Disclosure of a prior design by file inspection, New "watch" service for MyPage users , How to make the most of the new Goods & Services Section, The James Nurton interview, Italy CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, Symposium on trade mark law. |
| 23/09/2009 |
09 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
OHIM Cooperation Fund moves forward, Cosmetics trade mark revoked for non use, First Normally "invisible" design ruled invalid, Online Inspection Request form accessible from CTM-ONLINE, A quicker and more reliable way of updating personal details online, New e-business services coming soon, The James Nurton interview, Ireland CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup, CTM applications "regaining ground", Manual of Trade mark Practice: International Marks. |
| 22/07/2009 |
07 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Serving IP users during the recession, LASTMINUTE.COM ruled invalid for some information services, First Decision of the ECJ on Community Designs, Summer review of e-business, The James Nurton interview, Hungary CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup…, OHIM and China: 2009 highlights. |
| 17/06/2009 |
06 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
What enlargement has meant for the Community trade mark and design, Ruling on the "THE HOME DEPOT" CTM, Switching-on the difference in designs, Training users of e-business services , The James Nurton interview, Greece CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup…, What kind of Alicante News do you want?, Chinese design seminar. |
| 20/05/2009 |
05 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
OHIM reorganisation: what does it mean for you?, Community trade mark for sterilising fluid revoked for “non-use” Priority Claims in Design Matters: the inverse case, New RCD E-Filing: Simply the best choice, User involvement in the e-Business design process, The James Nurton interview, Germany CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup… |
| 22/04/2009 |
04 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Cost of Community trade marks fall by 40% on 1 May, “Professional nails” CTM partially revoked, Improving the Classification for Designs, E-Communication system gets even better, Impact of changes to the Council Regulation on the Community trade mark, Work plan for EU-China cooperation project approved, The James Nurton interview, France CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup… |
| 18/03/2009 |
03 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
User satisfaction rises, CTM ruled invalid with respect to sailing clothing, Questions to the ECJ in Design Matters, What’s happened to my “statuses” in CTM-ONLINE?, Singapore Treaty comes into force, The James Nurton interview, Finland CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup… |
| 18/02/2009 |
02 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Consultation on trade marks in Europe, Dietary biscuit trade mark cancelled, Change of practice on RCD priority documents, How to make the most of the new CTM E-Filing, What‘s new in CTM-ONLINE?, Service delays, The James Nurton interview, Estonia CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case-law, E-Business roundup… |
| 21/01/2009 |
01 - 2009 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Registrations and e-Business up, Nike loses “90” trade mark for clothing, Design amendment fails to prevent total defeat, New CTM e-Filing on the way, User Satisfaction Survey under way , Fee change for national searches, The James Nurton interview, Denmark CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 22/12/2008 |
12 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Progress and change, Trade mark ‘upheld at opposition stage’ cancelled, Disclosure in China blocks Unregistered Community Design, New E-Communication system, National searches to change in 2009 , User Satisfaction: the work continues, The James Nurton interview, Czech Republic CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 19/11/2008 |
11 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Quality checking of opposition decisions at OHIM, “Confusingly similar” beer brand, Earlier trademark beats later design, Using EUROACE to indicate goods and services, Keeping track of your OHIM current account with Account Online , New edition of Locarno Classification, The James Nurton interview, Cyprus CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 22/10/2008 |
10 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Fast-track registration of designs, The letter “H” at centre of trade mark dispute, The WIPO/OHIM design link, How deferred RCDs are handled in the OHIM e-business tools, OHIM in China , OHIM welcomes ITMA delegates, The James Nurton interview, Bulgaria CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 17/09/2008 |
09 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Five years of design invalidity at OHIM, CTM ruled invalid on copyright grounds , Bin design visibly “novel”, How to renew RCDs electronically, INTA – WIPO trade mark and design forum , Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys conference,Marques annual conference, The James Nurton interview, Belgium CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 23/07/2008 |
07-08 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
What support can you expect from the OHIM e-business hotline?, DOLLY DONUT” CTM ruled invalid , Japan – OHIM Meeting on Design, OHIM Service Charter , How users can interact online with OHIM, The James Nurton interview, Austria CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 18/06/2008 |
06 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
New OHIM Website, Legal battle over “PRIVATE” trade mark , Raising the Bar for Design Protection, The long life of Community designs , Conducting your business with OHIM via the MyPage platform , CTM renewals , The James Nurton interview, United Kingdom CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 21/05/2008 |
05 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
How the Internet is driving change, How to get certified copies from OHIM , Overview of Boards of Appeal decisions, User satisfaction rises , What exactly is design prior art? , Company fails to prove “genuine use” in invalidity case , The James Nurton interview, Sweden CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 23/04/2008 |
04 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Changes to professional representation under the Madrid Protocol system , Likelihood of Confusion: CTM for “grinding discs” declared invalid , Priority Claims in Design Matters , How to consult a CTM file online? , MIP Awards , EU-China cooperation project gets under way ,The James Nurton interview, Spain CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 19/03/2008 |
03 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Do global businesses need global trade mark solutions? , “EURO 2008” CTM upheld , Recent decisions on invalidity of Registered Community Designs , How to save your draft e-filing or e-renewal and restore later on?, Record year for Community trade marks and designs, National search reports for CTMs become optional, Meeting with users on new OHIM website ,The James Nurton interview, Slovenia CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 20/02/2008 |
02 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Keeping trade marks on track: OHIM's new “Manual of Trade Mark Practice” , CTM incorporating European emblem ruled invalid, APPLE and L'OREAL enforce Community designs before Alicante courts, Size and format of documents to attach to e-filings, Electronic-only payments for design fees, The James Nurton interview, Slovakia CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 30/01/2008 |
01 - 2008 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Mapping the way to improved quality, Change in rules on national search reports for CTMs, European design policy, Chinese cooperation trip, The James Nurton interview, Romania CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 21/12/2007 |
12 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
User Satisfaction: A new approach, Objecting to a CTM: The role of third party observations , “Must-Fit” clause kills Community design, The James Nurton interview, Design fees go electronic-only, OHIM's E-Business roadmap , Portugal CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 21/11/2007 |
11 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Trade marks and designs: the international dimension, Tarzan's trade mark yell, Invalidity claims at Community design courts, International enforcement of RCDs: the Procter and Gamble saga, The James Nurton interview, RCD E-Renewal, E-business fact-finding visits ,Poland CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 24/10/2007 |
10 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Behind the Chinese walls at OHIM's Boards of Appeal , KICKERS trade mark owner wins partial invalidity ruling , US Design Patent versus RCD, Enlargement of a design's view, The James Nurton interview, Malta CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 25/09/2007 |
09 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Opposition Proceedings: the case for change, CTM filed by an agent in his own name without the owners’ consent, The James Nurton interview, Trademark vs Design – “Flex”, Hungary CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 30/07/2007 |
07-08 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
E-Business Developments at the OHIM – The Last Six Months ,
The James Nurton interview, The OHIM's Invalidity Proceedings for Community Designs – A Status Report , Luxembourg CTM & RCD overviews, Examiners meeting between the Japanese Patent Office and OHIM , Results of WIPO's SCT May Meeting - Designs , Accession to the Geneva Act – latest news on implementing measures , Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 29/06/2007 |
06 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Quality Enhancement Initiatives at the OHIM, The James Nurton interview, Decision of the Cancellation Division of 20/03/2007, Lithuania CTM & RCD overviews, Deferment of Registered Community Designs, Luxembourg and BoA case law, Online Access to Files, E-Business roundup… |
| 24/05/2007 |
05 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
The OHIM Service Charter, The James Nurton interview, Decision of the Cancellation Division of 30/01/2007, Latvia CTM & RCD overviews, Accession to the Geneva Act – latest news on implementing measures, Designs on the Agenda for WIPO's SCT Meeting in May, Luxembourg and BoA case law, OHIM Fee Reductions, E-Business roundup… |
| 26/04/2007 |
04 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
The Registered Community Design – Four Years On, The James Nurton interview, Decision of the Cancellation Division of 30/01/2007, Signing of decisions in TMCD/TMR, Italy CTM & RCD overviews, How the filing of Registered Community Design Applications could be improved, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 26/03/2007 |
03 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
The OAMI Users Group Meeting – March 2007, The James Nurton interview, Decision of the Cancellation Division of 29/11/2005, Register Improvements, Greece CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 27/02/2007 |
02 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
2006 User Satisfaction Survey, The ‘ Fazer' Case, Country, Towards A Harmonized Application of Design Law: The Procter & Gamble Case, First RCD Case before the Court of First Instance: The ‘Metal Rapper', Ireland CTM & RCD overviews, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 24/01/2007 |
01 - 2007 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents:Bulgaria and Romania, OHIM-INTA Seminar on the Food and Beverage Industries, France CTM & RCD overviews, New Practice Regarding RCD Receipts, Underwater Motive Devices, EU Accession to the Hague Agreemen, Luxembourg and BoA case law,New CTM-DOWNLOAD Version 3, E-Business roundup… |
| 22/12/2006 |
12 - 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: A Look Back at OHIM in 2006, The Fifth Trademark Trilateral Cooperation Meeting, Finnland CTM & RCD overviews, Success story for a holder of CTMs & RCDs: the SONY case, User satisfaction survey 2005, summary of OHIM's action plan, Luxembourg and BoA case law, Christmas Holidays at OHIM , E-Business roundup… |
| 22/11/2006 |
11 - 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: User Satisfaction Survey II ,Important step toward EU accession to the Hague Agreement, Spain CTM & RCD overviews, Filing date lost if representations sent by rcd e-filing cannot be processed, A case involving an RCD with a disclaimed element, Euroclass, Luxembourg and BoA case law, E-Business roundup… |
| 18/10/2006 |
10 - 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: OHIM Action Plan on quality in CTM decisions, the LEGO decision, Estonia CTM & RCD overviews, RCD deferment, Evidence of disclosure of a prior design, Euroclass, E-Business roundup, Luxembourg and BoA case law, Online OHIM forms, statistical highlights… |
| 20/09/2006 |
09- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Bugatti Cancellation case, Denmark CTM & RCD overviews, The STABILO decision, Loewe vs Vicosta, Technical Cooperation activities at OHIM, Luxembourg and BoA case law, statistical highlights, E-Business roundup… |
| 19/07/2006 |
07- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: OHIM reaction to user satisfaction survey, classification of food supplements, new trade mark departments, the Panini case, RCD examination practice, Germany country overview, Bulgaria and Romania join the EU, E-Business roundup… |
| 21/06/2006 |
06- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: Benefit from quick and easy payment of your CTM e-application fee, Country Overview: Czech Republic, Latest figures on deferment of publication, Monthly Statistics, E-Business Round-Up… |
| 24/05/2006 |
05- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: New Internet address for OHIM, Restructuring of Trade Mark Operations, Country Overview: Cyprus, Cancellation: the ESM Case, RCD Priority Documents, Monthly Statistics, E-Business Round-Up… |
| 20/04/2006 |
04- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: Community Trade Mark Renewals, The Community Trade Mark Ten Years On, Country Overview: Belgium, The “INFERNO” case - Cancellation requests based on passing-off rights and non-use, Case Law from ECJ… |
| 22/03/2006 |
03- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: OHIM Cooperation with National Offices, New Cooling-off Practice , Bad Faith – GALAPAGOS, Austria Overview, RCD Payment Issues, RCD Invalidity – MIDAS, Case Law from ECJ, CFI & OHIM Boards of Appeal… |
| 23/02/2006 |
02- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: E-filing, Community Trade Mark Renewals, Madrid System News, Design: Spare Parts, User Satisfaction Survey, Trade Mark and Design News from Luxembourg, Decisions from the Boards of Appeal... |
| 23/01/2006 |
01- 2006 - Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter
Contents: The OHIM's challenges in 2006, The new practice on "cooling off period" in CTM oppositions, Madrid Protocol - fee changes, Neutral Background in Design Representations, Community design courts, Trade Mark and Design News from Luxembourg, Decisions from the Boards of Appeal... |
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