Users are warned to be especially alert due to a new misleading invoice in circulation, which takes the form of a fake EUTM renewal invoice.(欧州連合商標の更新の請求書の形をとった新しい偽の請求書が出回っています。利用者は特に注意する必要があります。) The misleading invoice, which can be viewed here, has very recently been reported to the Office by users.This latest misleading invoice uses the EUIPO’s logo, name, acronym and address, and purports to be an EUTM renewal invoice issued by the Office. It is mailed to users from Geneva, Switzerland, and includes a demand for a “registration and entry fee” to be transferred to a Polish bank account with a PL IBAN prefix.
Snack food manufacturer Ezaki Glico Co. lost a suit alleging a food distributor infringed on its Pocky stick cookies after the Third Circuit found Thursday the similar design of the products can’t be challenged under trademark law.
This Commission department (Agriculture and Rural Development) is responsible for EU policy on agriculture and rural development and deals with all aspects of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
On October 12, 2020, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO’s Director General, making Trinidad and Tobago the 107th member of the Madrid System, which now covers 123 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for Trinidad and Tobago on January 12, 2021.