Tag: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Trademark non-use vulnerability – “Big Mac” loses in EU!
A registered trademark is vulnerable to revocation or cancellation for non-use if it has not been used for the goods and/or services for which it is registered for a certain amount of time. In most instances this time period is five years and is calculated from the date of registration, as in South Africa and the European Union.
Huawei fends off Chanel in EU trade mark clash
French luxury fashion house Chanel has lost its latest attempt to block the registration of a trade mark applied for by Chinese technological giant Huawei Technologies.
Brexit 2020 and your registered designs: what you need to know
Having formally left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) is now in the transition period, which allows it to remain part of the EU intellectual property (IP) system until 31 December 2020. That’s only a few weeks away.
