The present case is one of over a dozen UDRP cases filed against respondent Honey Salt Ltd.

The ‘.ua’-DRP administrative proceedings will resume once the martial law regime is lifted in Ukraine.

In this dispute over the use of ‘Bluetooth’ marks in cars containing Bluetooth-equipped head units, the Ninth Circuit held that the first sale doctrine applies when a trademarked product is incorporated into a new product.

These amendments are expected to benefit applicants by providing more opportunities to remedy errors and relaxing time limits for certain procedures.

The decision puts an end to a three-year campaign to secure the registration of fashion brand Cult Gaia’s ‘Ark’ handbag.

It is expected that more geographically related signs and names will be registered, as the GI registration procedure is less rigid and time-consuming than for appellations of origin.

The General Court upheld a EUIPO decision dismissing an opposition on the ground that the opponent had failed to demonstrate that it was the owner of the prior rights on which the opposition was based.

SENADI has found that there was a risk of confusion between the mark BIOVET and the earlier mark BIOVET (and design) for goods in Class 5, even among consumers who are specialised in these types of products.

The decision is significant as it considers the realities of the market for vaccines on the one hand, and for pharmaceutical products on the other.

For the submission of declarations or responses to office actions relating to application deficiencies, applicants may request up to three one-month extensions, or one three-month extension, without the need to support the request with evidence.