CTM
End to own name defence for corporate names
By Niclas Dahlberg | Posted on March 16, 2016
The new Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 amending Council Regulation 207/2009/EC on the Community Trade Mark (CTM) will enter into force from 23 March 2016 The use of another’s registered trade mark without consent as a trade name or company name will now specifically be deemed infringing use. Using a sign as a trade name or a company name can infringe...
Tags: Community Trade Mark, CTM, EU trademark application, Maier v ASOS
Reform of the European Trademark System
By AWA | Posted on January 18, 2016
After some years work on aligning and improving the European trademark system a new legislative package on trademarks has finally been accepted by the EU Parliament at the end of 2015. The new Trademark Directive is already in force, but needs to be implemented as national legislation within the next three years. The further course...
Tags: Community Trade Mark, CTM, EU Intellectual Property Office, EU Trademark, EUIPO, European Trademark, EUTMR, Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market, OHIM
Is use of a Community trademark in one of the EU member states sufficient?
By AWA | Posted on May 31, 2010
As is well known, a Community trademark (CTM) must be put into genuine use within five years of the registration date in order to maintain protection. When the Community trademark was launched in 1996, it was decided politically that use “in the Community” was satisfied by use in one member state. This decision was laid...
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