Cases & Comments
“DEGREE”: Cambodian DIP accepts the inherent registrability of the mark following applicant’s submissions against the provisional refusal
January 21, 2022
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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
January 13, 2022
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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
July 26, 2021
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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.
July 26, 2021
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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…