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ITEM izvrstno uvrščen na lestvici WTR 1000 tudi v letošnji izdaji (The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2024)
Počaščeni smo, da smo prejeli ponovno priznanje in da ohranjamo svojo ZLATO uvrstitev v World Trademark Review (WTR 1000) kot ena izmed vodilnih slovenskih pisarn na področju intelektualne lastnine…
Nova uredba določa uradni pristojbini za postopka razveljavitve in ugotovitve ničnosti znamk
Naša sodelavka Neža Poglajen je v World Trademark Review (WTR) objavila članek o novi uredbi, s katero sta bili prvič doslej določeni uradni pristojbini za postopka razveljavitve in ugotovitve ničnosti znamk…
Splošno sodišče zavrnilo argument o domnevni napaki pri razlagi pravnih besedil EU v postopkih za razveljavitev
Katja Kovačič, pravnica v ITEM, je v World Trademark Review (WTR) objavila članek v zvezi z zanimivim primerom, ki se je končal s sodbo Splošnega sodišča…
Podjetje za športno opremo uspešno uveljavlja predhodno ime slovenske firme v tožbi za ničnost EU znamke
Veronika Vojir Vokal, pravnica v ITEM, je v World Trademark Review (WTR) objavila članek o odločitvi EUIPO Oddelka za izbrise v primeru Peach Booty Plan d.o.o. proti Hassan…
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Glimpses from ECTA event in Ljubljana
Last week we had a great ECTA Autumn Committee Meeting in Ljubljana. It was a pleasure to see so many ECTA Committee members atending the event in our hometown!
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2025
- Blow for Red Bull as EUIPO rejects opposition against RIDER for beverages, WTR, 2025
- Samsung obtains partial revocation of Tissot’s trademark rights, WTR, 2025
2024
- EUIPO invalidates registered design for coin and banknote wallet, WTR, 2024
- Slovenian court adopts a fresh approach in TESLA revocation proceedings, WTR, 2024
- New regulation establishes official fees for trademark cancellation and invalidation proceedings, WTR, 2024
2023
- General Court rebuffs argument alleging error of interpretation of EU legal texts in revocation proceedings, WTR, 2023
- Sporting goods company successfully relies on prior Slovenian company name in invalidation action against EUTM registration, WTR 2023
- Non-infringement action against EUTM based on prior use defence:Circuit Court issues landmark decision, WTR 2023
2022
- European SPCs Unravelled: A Practitioner’s Guide to Supplementary Certificates in Europe” (Slovenian section), 2020-2022
- Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks troughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2022
- PEJO’s toilet duck mark flushed down the drain, WTR, 2022
2021
- Supreme Court recognises need for legal certainty in assignment of IP rights, WTR, 2021
- SHA v SHAPERFECTION: Opposition Division erred in finding that coinciding element played independent distinctive role, WTR, 2021
2020
- EUIPO finds no likelihood of confusion between purely figurative marks, WTR, 2020
- Higher Court allows prior use defence in EUTM infringement proceedings, WTR, 2020
- Spremembe Zakona o industrijski lastnini (Amendments to the Industrial Property Act), Pravna praksa, 2020
- Impact of covid-19 pandemic on time frames in judicial and administrative matters, WTR, 2020
- Amendments to the Industrial Property Act come into force – what you need to know, WTR, 2020
2019
- Supreme Court clarifies conditions for existence of legal interest in non-infringement action, WTR, 2019
- “Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Slovenia.” Chapter. In Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU Member States, Flip Petillion (ed), 1055–84. Intersentia, 2019
2018
- Higher Court: imitating the appearance of a restaurant constitutes unfair competition, WTR, 2018
- Slovenian EUTM Courts, GlobeBMG, 2018
2017
- ECJ clarifies relation between infringement procedure and invalidation counterclaim, WTR, 2017
- European Union – “Parts of vehicles” and “vehicles” in Class 12 are similar, WTR, 2017
2016
- Defendant’s failure to disclose scope of infringement results in damages, WTR, 2016
- Manual for the Handling of the Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks troughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2016
- Plaintiffs legal interest in non-use trademark cancellation equals public interest in removing unused trademarks from register, WTR, 2016
- Online purchase and mail delivery to private individuals constitutes trademark infringement, WTR, 2016
2015
- EUIPO guidelines update clarifies »all due care« requirement for restitutio in integrum, WTR, 2015
- Higher Court: forwarding agent is jointly and severally liable for infringement with importer, WTR, 2015
- Zaščita znamk na tujih trgih, Kateri način zaščite je najbolj ustrezen?, Obrtnik Podjetnik, 2015
- SIPO limitation of goods/services within class not possible at renewal, WTR, 2015
- Supreme Court issues landmark decision in cancellation action, WTR, 2015
2014
- Slovenia: A route to damages, WTR, 2014
- Earlier CTM loses priority date after being converted into national trademark, WTR, 2014
- Širokopasovno kršenje znamke (Broadband trademark infringement), Podjetnik, 2014
- Manual for the Handling of Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks throughout the World (Slovenian section), The Brown Book, 2009-2014
- Kršitev mednarodne znamke (Infringement of international trademark), Podjetnik, 2014
- Court shifts burden of proof to defendant in parallel import case, WTR, 2015
- SIPO held to have committed procedural violation during provisional refusal phase, WTR, 2014
- SIPO to start applying common practice on B&W marks from July, WTR, 2014
- Amendment regarding restitution of lapsed trademark applications introduced, WTR, 2014
2013
- MARTINI SPIRITO granted protection despite initial objections on absolute grounds, WTR, 2013
- Import of infringing goods into EU through Slovenia constitutes infringement, WTR, 2013
- SIPO confirms that TEFLON is well-known trademark, WTR, 2013
- SIPO confirms that company name may present obstacle to trademark registration, WTR, 2013
2012
- Mark including five-pointed stars in a circle held to imitate EU symbols, WTR, 2012
- Uncertainty remains following adoption of 10th edition of Nice Classification, WTR, 2012
- Supreme Court recognises that unregistered sign may be transferred by contract, WTR, 2012
- Austria and Croatia object to Slovenia’s Kranjska sausage application, WTR, 2012
2011
- Registered company name may infringe trademark, WTR, 2011
- SIPO adopts opposing opinion’s arguments for the first time, WTR, 2011
- Obligation to file regulation on use of international collective marks confirmed, WTR, 2011
- SIPO to issue statements of grant of protection for international marks, WTR, 2011
- Average consumer held to be increasingly attentive when buying food products, WTR, 2011
2010
- Common English word for alcoholic drink held not to be descriptive, WTR, 2010
- IDNs to be launched under ‘.si’ extension, WTR, 2010
- SIPO’s MERCATOR decision set aside for the second time, WTR, 2010
2009
- Black panther mark rejected on grounds of public interest, WTR, 2009
- Olympic Committee trips on UNION OLIMPIJA hurdle, WTR, 2009
- Registration of sound mark refused based on earlier word mark, WTR, 2009
2008
- ‘.si’ domain name registration rules relaxed, WTR, 2008
- Stricter standard of similarity applies to identical goods, says court, WTR, 2008
- SIPO’s request for review rejected by Supreme Court, WTR, 2008
2007
- No likelihood of confusion between TS SLOVENIA and TIS Slovenia, WTR, 2007
- Slovenian Intellectual Property Office registers first sound mark, WTR, 2007
- ‘Two Bulls’ design not confusingly similar to RED BULL marks, WTR, 2007
2006
- SCARPA not necessarily descriptive, WTR, 2006
- Shape of a bottle registered, WTR, 2006
- Amendments to Industrial Property Act in force, WTR, 2006
- Company name blocks trademark registration for the first time, WTR, 2006