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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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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. ” 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. ” 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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Battle of the spiritual and holistic therapists over ‘Archangel Alchemy’ trade mark

The IPKat

Stone had began marketing an online ‘metaphysical education’ course under the brand ‘ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY’ in or around July 2019, with the course first starting on 23 September 2019 and running until 21 September 2020. A counterclaim for passing off and a declaration of invalidity of Stone’s trade mark was also submitted.

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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, authors are not required to make their work accessible to the public. Additionally, creators are not needed to file a copyright registration with the US Copyright Office. It would be preferable to obtain written authorization from the copyright owners before using the original content.

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Use It or Lose It: How to Acquire and Protect your Trademarks

IPilogue

To some extent trademarks can be protected without registration. An unregistered trademark can be identified using the symbol. Using an unregistered trademark can also help build the distinctiveness of the mark, which can be beneficial for certain types of descriptive marks, which will be discussed below.

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