Archive: 07 Jul 2014

Studijski posjet delegacije Državnog zavoda za industrijsko vlasništvo Republike Makedonije

Studijski posjet delegacije Državnog zavoda za industrijsko vlasništvo Republike Makedonije

Od 30. lipnja do 4. srpnja 2014. godine u Zavodu u radnom posjetu u okviru projekta Europske komisije TAIEX boravila je delegacija Državnog zavoda za industrijsko vlasništvo Republike Makedonije.U okviru posjete, službenici Zavoda podijelili su s kolegama iz Makedonskog zavoda svoja znanja i iskustva u pogledu procesa pristupanja Republike Hrvatske Europskoj uniji, kao i iskustva […]

Bucura Ionescu appointed as deputy chairman of Technical and Operational Support Committee of EPO

Bucura Ionescu appointed as deputy chairman of Technical and Operational Support Committee of EPO

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, in its meeting in The Hague on 25/26 June, extended the mandate of the President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Benoît Battistelli, by a further three years, to 30 June 2018. At the meeting, the Council expressed its continued support for the EPO’s quality/efficiency strategy adopted […]

Disputes regarding Community designs

Disputes regarding Community designs

Unlike trademarks, where disputes can arise before registration of the trade mark, designs can only be challenged once registered. This challenge is called — in legal jargon — an application for a declaration of invalidity. The following explains the invalidity procedure from the point of view of both the invalidity applicant and the RCD owner. How […]