(WATCH) Five minutes with⦠Leythem Wall, HGF/EPLIT
17-03-2021
28-06-2018
As the European Patent Office (EPO) enforces virtual hearings without the consent of all affected parties during the pandemic, its position has fuelled controversy.
Many have speculated that this approach could become commonplace once the threat of the COVID-19 subsides, prompting concerns that applicants’ access to justice could be affected.
The question of the legality of the EPO’s approach is due to be reviewed by the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal.
Leythem Wall, partner at HGF’s office in The Hague, and president of European Patent Litigators Association, spoke with
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General Court dismisses charityâs âHeartfulnessâ trademark appeal
05-03-2021
14-12-2017
The foundation petitioned the General Court to annul the decision and order EUIPO to pay costs.
Sahaj Marg argued that it had developed the technique of ‘Heartfulness’ and used the word to designate its goods and services, arguing that the EUIPO board failed to take into account that consumers identified the word with the foundation when it denied the application for lack of distinctiveness. It also claimed that the wordmark was not descriptive, making it eligible for trademarking.
The General Court dismissed all of the foundation’s pleas on March 3, and ordered it to bear its own costs and pay costs incurred by EUIPO.
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