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Coexistence agreements are one of the options that two owners of similar or identical trademarks have in a situation where they want to agree on how to (co-)exist together not only on the market...
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
You know the slightly ironic saying "More stripes, more adidas"? I'm sure you do... And the Czech courts know it too! So well, in fact, that it made it into the reasoning of a judgment.
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
In January this year, the Czech Supreme Court ruled that a physical marketplace is, from the perspective of intellectual property rights, equal to an online marketplace.
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
Design work is unique and enticing at the same time. But can something like this be protected from the persistent fingers of plagiarists?
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
As of 1 June 2023, the Unitary Patent (UP) system will become effective. With it, a brand-new institution – the Unified Patent Court (UPC) – will be established.
Wolf Theiss
Trademarks do not need to be capable of graphic representation in the trademark register.
Dentons
On 1 January 2019, an amendment to Act No. 441/2003 Coll., on Trademarks, that implements new rules for trademark owners, came into effect.
Dentons
1. ledna 2019 nabyla účinnosti novela zákona č. 441/2003 Sb., o ochranných známkách, která zavádí nová pravidla pro vlastníky ochranných známek. Připravili jsme pro ...
Kinstellar
On 1 January 2019 an amendment to Czech trademark legislation entered into effect. The amendment incorporates applicable EU regulations, and also introduces some country specifics.
Wolf Theiss
Profits from the Little Mole copyrights are estimated to millions of crowns a year.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The amendment also responds to some practical issues in relation to the licensing of copyrighted works, and generally aims to make the Copyright Act more coherent.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The issue of counterfeiting has become more important with the increase of piracy and the import of goods from emerging markets suspected of breaching intellectual property rights.
PETOSEVIC
The Czech Statistical Office (CSU) has recently released a report on domestic patent applications for the period 2002–2011, which shows that the Czech PTO approved 2,904 patents out of 6,848 patent applications in this period.
European Union
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
Mona Lisa, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Discobolus, or David. All these famous works of art have a lot in common – they are popular, their authors passed away centuries ago and the works...
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) has recently found out in the Czech Republic that even the most famous trademarks (international and EU trademarks) in the automotive industry...
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
As of 1 June 2023, the unitary European patent system has come into effect. With it, a brand-new institution – a Unified Patent Court (UPC) – will start its activities. It is the biggest change...
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
As of 1 June 2023, the unitary European patent system has come into effect. With it, a brand-new institution – a Unified Patent Court (UPC) – will start its activities.
Kinstellar
The European Commission and European Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO") have launched a small and medium sized business fund (SME Fund) to provide reimbursement for trademark...
Kinstellar
The grant scheme, designed to encourage SMEs to expand their IP portfolios, has a budget of EUR 20 mil. evenly divided between five bi-monthly application windows.
Havel & Partners s.r.o.
The majority of clients who approach us for assistance in filing a trademark application are, of course, most interested in protection of their trademark in the Czech Republic, Slovakia or the European Union.
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