The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has announced that the milestone of two million EU trademark applications has been reached. In a press release issued on June 10, EUIPO states that the two millionth EU trademark applicant is a … Read More
Intellectual Property
Approval of Brazil’s accession to the Madrid Protocol by the Brazilian Senate
On May 22, 2019, the Brazilian Senate approved the Draft Legislative Decree No. 98/2019 providing for Brazil’s accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It had already been approved by the Legislative … Read More
China : The retroactive effects of the new amendment governing the alternative resolution procedure regarding .
In our previous publication, we announced that the China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) extended the time limit within which to admit complaints about domain names. Following the information provided by the CNNIC, we now know that the change to the … Read More
The dispute resolution policy which governs the domain has extended the term within which action may be taken from 2 to 3 years.
On March 2017, the new General Civil Chinese Law Rules extended the general limitation period for civil actions from 2 to 3 years. Since then, many recommendations have been made about the need to change the China Internet Network Information … Read More
Les 30 ans du Protocole de Madrid : bilan du système d’enregistrement des marques internationales
Le 27 juin 2019, le Protocole de Madrid a fêté son 30ème anniversaire. Il a été adopté en 1989, signé par seulement 25 membres. Néanmoins, à ce jour, les chiffres parlent d’eux-mêmes puisque plus de 104 membres l’ont progressivement signée. … Read More
The Madrid Protocol turns 30 years : review of the international trademarks registration system
On June 27 2019, the Madrid Protocol celebrated its 30th anniversary. It was adopted in 1989, signed by no more than 25 members. However, currently the numbers speak for themselves because more than 104 members have already signed it. Indeed, … Read More
New Resolution No. 123/2019 of the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property
On May 27, 2019, the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property adopted Resolution No. 123/2019. This clarifies the January 2018 Argentine legislation on trademark law of January 2018 and the Decree No. 242/19 of April 2019. Most notably, this Resolution … Read More
McDonald’s “Big Mac” trademark revoked?
An American fast food chain McDonald’s risks having its trademark “Big Mac” removed by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), after a legal confrontation with a small Irish chain called Supermac. In fact, Supermac filed an opposition before the … Read More
Latest report by OECD and EUIPO on « Trends in trade and counterfeit and pirated goods » : an increase of counterfeiting
According to the latest report published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), counterfeit and pirated goods has been increasing steadily in recent years. Counterfeit products increasingly impact different economic … Read More
“New GTLDs”: where are we?
At the end of 2016, the Afnic, the French Registry, made a report concerning the market of domain names in the world. Thus, since 2014, more than a thousand new gTLDs arrived on the market, in the image of the … Read More
