Les lois palestiniennes de marque et de brevet de 1938 sont applicables dans la Bande de Gaza tandis que les lois jordaniennes sont applicables en Cisjordanie. Les deux lois sont très similaires.
La nouvelle loi russe sur la propriété Intellectuelle a récemment fait l’objet d’une série de modifications qui vont être intégrées dans le Code Civil russe dans la nouvelle Partie IV. Il est prévu que ces dispositions entrent en vigueur au 1 janvier 2008. De nombreux articles et avis doctrinaires ont d’ores et déjà été publiés
The new bill was drafted by the French Government on February 7, 2007 in order to improve the tools in the fight against counterfeiting. Its scope of application concerns all industrial and intellectual property rights including indications of origin and geographical indications. This draft of bill is the French version of a Community Directive dated
Coming soon : a French new law to fight counterfeiting ! Lire la suite »
With the entry on January 1, 2007 of two new countries in the EU and their automatic accession to the Community trademark, we grasped this opportunity to welcome our Bulgarian and Romanian fellow colleagues in the community system.
10 years of OHIM practice And still differences (Act IV) Lire la suite »
The Evin law relative to the anti-smoking and anti-alcohol campaign was put into force in France in January 1991 and deals specifically with restrictions on communication and advertising for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages. According to the text, « any publicity or advertising in favor of a company, a service, apiece of goods, or an article
Clarifications on the impact of the Evin law on trademarks Lire la suite »
In this new issue, we have interviewed our colleagues Alexandra Fottner (Germany), Konrad Lenneis (Austria) and Aine Matthews (Ireland), regarding major differences between the OHIM practice and each national Trademark office.
10 years of OHIM practice And still differences (Act III) Lire la suite »
In the continuation of our previous interview, we have now asked our colleagues Marie-Louise Soderberg (Denmark), Lidia Lanza (Italy) and Marques Ribeiro (Portugal) to give us a few hints about the differences between the OHIM practice and their national one.
10 years of OHIM practice…and still differences ( Act II) Lire la suite »
After one decade of Community Trademark practice, we have decided to conduct a practical analysis of the main differences between the practice of national Trademark offices of the EU member states, on the one hand, and OHIM habits on the other hand. You will find our interviews with our European associates in each issue of
10 YEARS OF OHIM PRACTICE…And still differences Lire la suite »
Provisions that came into effect on February 20, 2006 brought important changes with: -The approval of sound and smell signs as trademarks -The implementation of an opposition proceeding which will open 2 months starting from the publication date
