Trademarks

Using the Algeria boycott of Spanish goods as a case study, Vera Albino and Inês Monteiro Alves reflect on the nuanced interaction between political dynamics and intellectual property protection, exploring how challenging bilateral relations between nations or perceived inefficiencies in the judicial system can contribute to hesitancy among investors and affect both investment and IP protection.

The increasing trend of registering digital symbols, such as emojis and hashtags, prompts a critical reassessment of how conventional trademark laws accommodate these modern forms. Diogo Antunes explores the Käselow Holding GmbH application in his latest article for IP STARS (Managing IP), addressing the intersection of digital communication and legal principles.

According to recent information on the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) website, the 2024 edition of the SME Fund is scheduled to be launched on January 22nd.

The Inventa IP Review magazine highlights some of the IP news of the previous year, written by our team, through opinion articles, interviews or press releases. We cover relevant topics that have marked the field of innovation, trademarks, patents or intellectual property rights.

Crystal Zhang attended the BIP Asia Forum 2023 held at the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre on December 7th and 8th.

Under the theme "IP & Innovation: Steering New Economic Growth" the event brought together entrepreneurs, brand and design owners, industry leaders, academics/researchers in IP or IP-related areas, and other IP professionals from around the world.

Submitted by Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. in July 2022, the request for protection of a three-dimensional sign representing a biscuit - a “flat, round biscuit, on the front of which 144 squares with their protuberances or reliefs are represented in parallel and equidistant, surrounded by a thicker border with 33 oval rings, creating, as a whole, a characteristic and distinctive shape” - was recently denied.

Ever since Cape Verde has acceded to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) treaties (ie, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property), as well as to the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization's (ARIPO) Harare and Banjul protocols, the National IP Office has been actively making efforts to foster the role of Intellectual Property in boosting innovation and creativity, by developing information and awareness-raising activities to promote namely national economic

While various trademark applications confront reasons for refusal - such as a lack of distinctive character, contradiction with accepted moral principles, or replication of prior trademarks - there is one that stands out in particular for wine brands: refusal if a request conflicts with a traditional term for wine.

João Pereira Cabral explores the challenges associated with obtaining a European trademark registration for wine under this reason for refusal, including some possible solutions.

The "non-use of trademarks" is a legal concept that pertains to not using a registered trademark for an extended period after its registration.

With the initiative of SENADIAC (National Service of Copyright and Related Rights), affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Forum on the National Intellectual Property System took place on November 13th and 14th in Luanda.