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Draft Law on Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and Technology

KOSOVO Draft Law on Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and TechnologyThe Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has opened the public consultation for this draft law which aims to regulate innovation and knowledge transfer and technology in the Republic of Kosovo. AmCham has welcomed the initiative for drafting this law, considering the enormous potential that innovation and

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Draft law on Customs Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

KOSOVO Draft law on Customs Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property RightsThe Ministry of Finance has opened the public consultation for the Draft law on Customs Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. This Law regulates the rights, responsibilities, principles and customs measures for Kosovo Custom’s action on goods which are suspicious to infringe the

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Announcement (Notice)

 Announcement (Notice)On 25.03.2017 entered into force the new law no. 17/2017 “On amendments and additions to the Law 9947, dated 7.7.2008” On Industrial Property, “adopted by the Assembly of the Republic of Albania, dated 02.16.2017, published in the Official Gazette no. 43 dated 09/03. Based on Article 1 of this Law, the name of the

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KOSOVO IPA – OFFICIAL BULLETIN

Industrial Property Agency has published the Official Bulletin No.57, which can be downloaded in below link. For any information regarding the IPA Bulletin and published applications/registrations of trademarks, especially if you notice any possible opposition, third parties observation, corrections, or other similar situation please contact us, before the deadline of 01.05.2017 Download Here Agjencia për

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Kosovo IPA – Official Bulletin

Industrial Property Agency has published the Official Bulletin No.54, which can be downloaded in below link. For any information regarding the IPA Bulletin and published applications/registrations of trademarks, especially if you notice any possible opposition, third parties observation, corrections, or other similar situation please contact us, before the deadline of 01.03.2017 Download Here Agjencia për

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BREXIT – EU trademarks & designs

If England leaves the European Union, there won´t be consequences just for English companies. In general, every company owning a European Union Trademark or European Union design will lose protection in the United Kingdom. A solution should be found in the coming years. There are three possible options. The owner of the EU trademark or

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WELL-KNOWN STATUS OF TRADEMARK IS SO SIGNIFICANT! iPhone and China

Well-known trademarks have a broad protection. The holders of these trademarks can act against unfair use of their trademarks, even if used for other products. However, the titleholder has to prove that the trademark was well-known at the moment that a third party applied for an identical or similar trademark. Apple experienced this first hand

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KOSOVO GET ITS STATE TELEPHONE CODE +383. SERBIA GET A LAND LANE AND MOBILE LICENSE, IN KOSOVO AND THE PROSPECTIVE OF MILLIONS OF EUROS PROFIT

Pristina and Belgrade under the EU facilitation reached on Sunday an arrangement on further implementation of the agreed and signed Telecommunications Agreement from 2013 and the 2015 Action Plan stemming from this Agreement. The agreements will ensure that a three-digit dialing code is allocated by the International Telecommunications Union to Kosovo, the EU announced in

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ADVERTISING THROUGH PROTECTED SLOGANS BECOME IMPORTANT

In 1965 Storck (the German manufacturer of Merci) introduces the brilliant idea to market chocolate specifically as a gift. Chocolate for friends to show your gratitude. Therefore all commercials end with the pay-off “Merci, for being you” (or similar slogans in other languages). By using a slogan consequently for a prolonged time, it becomes distinctive,

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Albania

DIRECTORATE OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS has published the Official Bulletin No 11/2006, which can be downloaded in below link. For any information regarding the Bulletin and published applications/registrations of trademarks, especially if you notice any possible opposition, third parties observation, corrections, or other similar situation please contact us, before the deadline of 02.02.2017 Official Publications

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