Category Archives: Trademarks & Design

EUIPO 1/3: the new filing and renewal procedures of European Trademarks

On 23 March 2016 OHIM became EUIPO, European Union Intellectual Property Office. The old Community trademark is no more called like that, in short CTM, and it is now called European Union Trademark, in short MUE for Italian-speaking people and EUTM for English-speaking people. The changes are many and we will try to explain in […]

EUIPO 2/3: the new “classes” of the European Union Trademarks

Another very important change concerns the system of classification, which will influence retroactively also the trademarks already filed. CLASSES OF GOODS OR SERVICES Before the IP Translator decision (22.06.2012) anyone who filed a Community trademark could simply indicate the class of reference and its title to include in the protection all the goods or services […]

EUIPO 3/3: other changes

We list concisely some further changes entered into force on 23 March 2016. RULES EXTENDED TO EEA COUNTRIES The rules regarding the communication of time limits and professional representation have been extended to all European Economic Area members, no more being valid only to the Member states of the European Union. SENDING OF SURVEILLANCE NOTICES […]

On March 23, 2016 the new EU trademark

On March 23, 2016 changed the system of the Community trade mark that becomes the European Union trademark. Radically changes the tax payment system.