The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more
6/6/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
CARES Act ,
CNIPA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EPO ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
JPO ,
Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (IMPI) ,
Popular ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
China -
On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published Notice 350 (see here, in Chinese), which is applicable to trademarks, patents and layout designs of integrated circuits....more
4/26/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Business Closures ,
CNIPA ,
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) ,
Deadlines ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)
China -
On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published its Notice 350 (see here, in Chinese), which is applicable to both trademark and patent matters....more
4/3/2020
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
EPO ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Government Lockdown ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
The Italian Patent and Trademark Office issued a Decree providing for a stay of all official deadlines falling within 9 March and 3 April 2020....more
EUIPO -
For those with European Union Trademarks (EUTMs), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain remains open although all staff are now working from home and it has extended all...more
3/16/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EPO ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Italy ,
Patents ,
Public Health ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
USPTO
Following the UK government’s notice on trade marks and designs if there is no Brexit deal (the “Notice”) and the increasing likelihood of the UK leaving the EU with no deal as to the future trading arrangements with the...more
The General Court has once again upheld adidas’ oppositions against two copycat applications for two stripes positioned on a shoe. The two decisions issued on 1 March 2018 (in Cases T-629/16 and T-85/16) come as part of the...more
Judgment of the General Court, 16 January 2018 in case T-398/16, Starbucks Corp. vs EUIPO*
In 2014, Starbucks opposed the below EUTM application seeking protection for “services for providing drinks“, services for which...more
1/29/2018
/ Brand ,
EU ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Logos ,
Luxembourg ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Starbucks ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks