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A trademark cannot contain the symbol of cannabis. But is it always so sure?

A trademark cannot contain the symbol of cannabis. Such was the decision of the General Court of the European Union issued on 16 December 2019, which we broadly commented in one of our previous IP Blog articles.

To begin with, for a clear understanding of the subject of discussion, let us refer to the European Union trademark application no. EUTM-016176968 having the following representation:

The above referenced EUTM trademark application was rejected by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the decision on its rejection was subsequently upheld by the Chambers of Appeal and the General Court of the European Union.

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The beginnings of inventions in the field of biotechnology [Article on IP-Blog.pl]

Author: Barbara Milczarek, patent attorney It was already back in the 19th century when the practice Czytaj dalej

Prevention against COVID-19 infections in PATPOL and PATPOL LEGAL

Every day we observe information about new cases of coronavirus. The situation in Warsaw and Czytaj dalej

Patpol’s patent attorneys in the WIPR Leaders Directory 2022 guide!

We are very pleased to announce that Izabella Dudek-Urbanowicz, Aleksandra Kryśka and Joanna Piłka have Czytaj dalej