Cases & Comments
“DEGREE”: Cambodian DIP accepts the inherent registrability of the mark following applicant’s submissions against the provisional refusal
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January 21, 2022
In October 2020, Angles World Pte. Ltd.’s Cambodian trademark application for “DEGREE” applied for “ashtrays for smokers, cigarettes, cigarillos, cigarette filters, etc.” in class 34 was provisionally refused by the…
Pycnogenol®: The fight against the risk of trademark becoming a generic name
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January 13, 2022
Our Client, Horphag Research Management SA has the exclusive rights to market and sell Pycnogenol®, the original name of the French pine bark extract. Horphag’s Pycnogenol® is registered as trademark…
SAMSUNG FLIP: Successful petition against the disclaimer imposed by the VNIPO
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July 26, 2021
In February 2020, the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (“VNIPO”) issued a notification informing that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s “SAMSUNG FLIP” mark in class 09 was accepted for registration in its…
GIGA SOUND: An unprecedented appeal against the VNIPO’s refusal of protection of the Madrid trademark application designating Vietnam.
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July 26, 2021
In 2014, Samsung’s “GIGA SOUND” mark in class 09 under the International Registration (IR) no. 1143271 designating Vietnam was provisionally refused protection by the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (“VNIPO”) as…