WIPO Director General Francis Gurry (right) received on January 29, 2020, Uruguay’s instrument of ratification for the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks from Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the World Trade Organization and other International Economic Organizations, Ambassador José Luis Cancela. Uruguay is the 51st contracting party to the Treaty, which will enter into force for Uruguay on April 29, 2020.
Simplified renewal of international registrationsInternational registrations are valid for ten years and can be renewed directly with WIPO. Amendments to Rule 30 of the Regulations under the Protocol simplify renewals considerably.For Contracting Parties that have declared for an individual fee per class, the renewal fee will be calculated taking into account only the number of classes for which protection has been granted.The simplification means that holders of international registrations who have been granted partial protection and are appealing such decision will no longer be required to pay individual fees for classes that are not protected upon renewal.Consequently, item 4 of the renewal form MM11 and the corresponding option in e-Renewal will be removed because they will no longer be required. Item 4 was used to give instructions to renew the international registration for all the goods and services with respect to a Contracting Party where the mark had been only partially protected. The new MM11 form will be available for download as from February 1, 2020.
WIPO DG Francis Gurry opens the 2019 WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum ⤵️. 128 judges 👨⚖️👩⚖️ from 74 countries 🌎🌍🌏 are attending the event to share expertise on pressing IP questions arising from accelerating innovation and cross-border use of IP: https://t.co/S8LORsXvZDpic.twitter.com/ZuRBYg7JKv
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Session 2 – Emerging issues in trademarks: Trademarks eligible for registration (11.30 – 12.30) Eligible subject matter matter and distinctiveness: example of color per se marks Trademarks contrary to public order or morality Session 3 – Emerging issues in trademarks: Well-known marks and dilution (14.00 – 15.30) Likelihood of confusion Dilution and its defenses
Reference judgments
General Court of the European Union [2018]: La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA, Case No. T‑1/17 EU:T:2018:146
General Court of the European Union [2018]: Fack Ju Göhte, Case No. T‑69/17 EU:T:2018:27
Supreme Court of Lithuania [2015]: Humana People to People Baltic v the State Patent Bureau, Case No. 3K-3-240-469/2015
High People’s Court of Beijing, China [2012]: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd v Trademark Review and Adjudication Committee, Case No. GXZ No. 1081
Intellectual Property High Court of Japan [2013]: Hokkaido Design Kabushiki Kaisha v Puma SE, Case No. 2012 (Gyo-Ke) 10454
Intellectual Property High Court of Japan [2009]: Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Spor v JPO, Case No. 2008 (Gyo-Ke) 10311
Constitutional Court of South Africa [2005]: Laugh It Off Promotions CC v South African Breweries International (Finance) BV t/a Sabmark International [2005] ZACC 7
Federal Court of Appeal of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [2019]: Motor Experts LLC v Sell Any Car and the Ministry of Economy, Case Nos. 224 and 229/2019
The Global Brand Database now includes the collection of Madagascar with over 20,000 records.This brings to 57 the number of national/regional collections available in the Global Brand Database.
