How IP Translator will affect trade mark practice
21 June 2012
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James Nurton, London
Trade mark attorneys have welcomed OHIM’s statement on how it will treat trade mark class headings following this week’s IP Translator decision from the Court of Justice of the EU
Following Wednesday’s decision, OHIM issued a new Communication from the President, effective from June 21. The Office now requires applicants who use the general indications of a class heading to expressly indicate whether they intend to cover all goods and services in that class, or only some of them.
Iain Stewart of Kilburn & Strode in London told Managing IP the announcement was “a step in the right direction” and would help provide “some semblance of consistency across the EU”.
Until now, trade mark...
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