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New identity for the organic products within the European Union
On February 8, 2010, the European Commission introduced the new logo that will bedeck European organic foodstuffs from July 1st, 2010 on.
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iPad by Apple: make sure to dot your “i”s and cross your “t”s
Forerunner in technological innovation matters in the past years, Apple once again drawn attention to itself by announcing the launching of the iPad, a tablet touch.
Besides criticisms as regards the handling of this product and its name ( "pad" being a synonym of "sanitary napkin" or "stuffing"...), many expressions of incomprehension arose concerning the lack of an in-depth research before choosing such a name.
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LEGO vs LEGOTOYS.COM
According to a decision made on August 12, 2009 by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center based on the UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) proceedings, the Danish company LEGO Juris A/S won the case of its complaint and obtained the transfer of the disputed domain name “legotoys.com” registered and used by the American companies Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Shop2Shop, G.V.
Law of 22 May 2009 implementing Law Directive 2004/48/EC
Law of 22 May 2009 implementing Law Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, and designating the competent courts in community designs matters in Luxembourg.
On May 22, 2009, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg voted the law that implements the European Directive of 2004. This law was published in the Gazette on May 28.
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Benelux - New rules for refusal based on absolute grounds
As from January 1st, 2009 the rules concerning the provisional refusals based on absolute grounds will change, lowering the time delay to answer said refusals.
The applicant has today 6 months to challenge a provisional refusal of protection. As from the beginning of year 2009, an answer will have to be provided within a three-months delay. This delay can however be extended by three additional months upon receipt of an extension request submitted by the applicant or its representative.
This modification is deemed to lower the time period existing between the provisional refusal and the definitive refusal, as the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP - www.boip.int) considers that most of the refusals are not answered.
Knowing that before this modification submitting an answer to a provisional refusal of protection has never extended the total time period of 6 months from the refusal, this modification will not modify our practice, i.e. answering provisional refusals as soon as possible in order to obtain a detailed explanation of the grounds for refusal and submitting a second answer, if advisable or useful, to overcome the remaining objections having justified the refusal.
