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“Prior public use”: an effective ground for opposition against the grant of a European patent

Garrigues Blog

This opposition procedure for European patents is particularly useful when the patent in question is hindering our commercial interests and we have adequate reasons to revoke its registration. One of the most effective ways of obtaining the revocation is to prove “prior public use”. We look at what this consists of below.

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Getting your Industrial Design Registration in Oman

IP and Legal Filings

The protection of a registered drawing or pattern lasts for ten years from the date of submission of an application for its registration. For the industrial design registration, the following documents are required for the same: Summarized description of the design. b) an industrial design that is contrary to public order or morality.

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Empowering Innovation: The Role of Intellectual Property in Technology Transfer

IP and Legal Filings

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. Well, it helps in commercialisation of the invention by allowing its public use. INTRODUCTION Technology transfer is a way for innovation.

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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS REGARDING TRADEMARK PROTECTION IN COLOMBIA THAT WE RECEIVE FREQUENTLY

LexBlog IP

. “I have my trademark registered in the US, Mexico, and Perú, and my products are being sold in the Colombian market. Colombia has a registration-based trademark protection system. No rights arise from the mere use of the trademark in the Colombian market. Do I need to register the trademark in Colombia? ” No.

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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS REGARDING TRADEMARK PROTECTION IN COLOMBIA THAT WE RECEIVE FREQUENTLY

LexBlog IP

. “I have my trademark registered in the US, Mexico, and Perú, and my products are being sold in the Colombian market. Colombia has a registration-based trademark protection system. No rights arise from the mere use of the trademark in the Colombian market. Do I need to register the trademark in Colombia? ” No.

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CRITERIA TO AVOID CANCELLATION FOR LACK OF USE OF A TRADEMARK IN COLOMBIA

LexBlog IP

Exclusive rights over a trademark in Colombia arise from registration. Also, when holding a trademark registration in Colombia, the obligation arises for its owner to use the trademark in commerce, beginning three (3) years from the date when registration was granted.

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Precedential No. 34: "IFG" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Live Plants Because It's a Varietal Name

The TTABlog

"This notion reflects the Board’s earlier decisions that if the term is used as a designation of source (i.e., a trademark) and there is a different varietal designation, the term may be registrable." law) and purported prior trademark use? PVP certificates under U.S. Moreover, "[t]o hold otherwise would be a breach of U.S.