ITEM’s patent consultant Rok Šivec has earned his PhD

We are very pleased to announce that Rok Šivec, our Patent Consultant, has successfully defended his PhD dissertation, titled “Catalytic hydro(deoxy)genation of furfural and modelling of its reaction kinetics” earning the title Doctor of Philosophy in Natural and...

EUIPO invalidates registered design for coin and banknote wallet

Katja Kovačič, our lawyer and trademark consultant, published a new article in World Trademark Review (WTR). It concerns a recent case of a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design, where ITEM successfully represented the invalidity applicant before...

ITEM ranked by IP STARS as highly recommended IP law firm in Slovenia

We are much honored to be ranked once more by IP STARS (Managing IP) as a highly recommended IP law firm in Slovenia. Our Managing partner, Lawyer, and Patent and Trademark Attorney Gregor Maček is ranked as Trademark Star 2024 and Patent Star 2024, whereas our lawyer...

Slovenian court adopts a fresh approach in TESLA revocation proceedings

Katja Kovačič, a lawyer at ITEM, published in World Trademark Review (WTR) an article concerning a case resulting in partial revocation of three international TESLA registrations, owned by TESLA Holding a.s., in Slovenia, in Case IV Pg 1404/2021, May 7 2024. The court...