Conference
Register NowWe take great pleasure in welcoming you to Bucharest, the “little Paris” of the Balkans. The three-day conference will offer delegates and guests the opportunity to discover new and old places of Bucharest, tradition and modernity. ECTA’s 32nd Annual Conference will take place in the sumptuously decorated ballrooms of the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel.
1 LAW
1.1 Anti-counterfeiting
Customs Regulation - Latest develoments, Public Hearing "Impact of organised crime, corruption and money laundering on the EU’s internal market" Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM), European Parliament, 27 May 2013, Brussels, New Anti-counterfeiting Provisions in Greece
1.2 Trade Marks
Plain packaging in Ireland confirmed, Amendments to Greek Trademarks Law 4072/2012
1.3 Designs
Preparation of the treaty to harmonize the formalities for Designs, a Design Law Treaty
1.4 Geographical indications
Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indications from Georgia
2 OFFICE PRACTICE
2.1 OHIM
Signature of Cooperation and Bilateral Agreements with the Croatian office,The Croatian version of the Common Harmonised Database on Classification of Goods and Services available in TM class application
2.2 National Offices
Portugal: Publication of the Guidelines on the application of the Portuguese Industrial Property Code, Turkey: Opposition proceedings available online, Finland: E-filing goes live in Finland
3 CASE LAW
T-244/12 of 14 May 2013, Unister GmbH vs. OHIM The trade mark is descriptive, T-353/12 of 16 May 2013, Aleris Holding AB vs. OHIM – Carefusion 303, Inc Genuine use - Identification of sub-categories of goods, T-356/11 of 16 May 2013, Christian Restoin vs. OHIM The trade mark is devoid of any distinctive character, T-393/11 80/11 of 14 May 2013, Masottina SpA vs. OHIM – Bodegas Cooperativas de Alicante, Coop. V. There is a likelihood of confusion, T-19/12 of 14 May 2013, Fabryka oysk Tocznych-Kranik SA vs. OHIM – Impexmetal SA There is a likelihood of confusion, T-249/11 of 14 May 2013, Sanco, SA vs. OHIM – Marsalman, SL The goods and services are similar, T-508/10 of 16 May 2013, Seba Di Tcaret ve Naklyat A vs. OHIM – Joh. Wilh. Von Eicken GmbH There is a likelihood of confusion, T-80/11 of 16 May 2013, Dwarka Nath Kalsi et Ajit Nath Kalsi vs. OHIM – American Clothing Associates There is a likelihood of confusion with respect to identical goods,T-231/12 of 17 May 2013, Rocket Dog Brands LLC vs. OHIM – Julius-K9 bt There is no likelihood of confusion
4 ECTA NEWS
New ECTA website, ECTA - GRUR Joint Event Brussels Workshop "European Trade Mark System under review - A first analysis of the new proposed legal framework" - 3 June 2013, Brussels
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Association
moreECTA, the European Communities Trade Mark Association, was formed in 1980.
ECTA numbers approximately 1.400 members, coming from all the Member States of the European Union with associate members from all over the world. It brings together persons practising professionally in the Member States of the European Community in the field of trade marks, designs and related IP matters. These professionals are lawyers, trade mark advisors, trade mark attorneys, in-house counsel and others who can be considered specialist practitioners in these areas.
ECTA’s secretariat is located at Rue des Colonies 18/24, 1000 Brussels (tel: +32 2 513 5285).
