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EU survey now open for participation

By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on August 18, 2010

EU survey now open for participation Every two years the European Commission conducts a survey in order to identify the most important obstacles met by EU citizens applying for and enforcing intellectual property rights in countries outside the EU. The 2010 survey is now open and anyone may participate using the online questionnaire found here....

Tags: china, EU, Europe, IP, IPR

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...

Tags: CTM, EU, Trademark

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