Category: Trademarks
Intellectual property in the Andes region: how trademarks are protected in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
07/03/2020
The Common Industrial Property Regime of the Andean Community (CAN) to which Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru belong, provides a series of advantages to applicants filing trademark applications or holding trademarks in any of those countries. In addition to the various methods for obtaining protection of trademarks that enable the holder to benefit from systems […]
‘La irlandesa’ who wasn’t from Ireland: a trademark fight
05/20/2020
The EUIPO has confirmed the nullity of the mark `La Irlandesa´. The analysis of this case provides criteria and guidelines for determining not only the misleading nature of a sign, but also when its application should be found to have been made in bad faith. The Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual […]