tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7671339408880054192..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: No Ricard on Facebook: When intrusive advertising meets online regulationVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-46211784718451508442013-07-23T16:35:50.567+01:002013-07-23T16:35:50.567+01:00I interpret the slogan as being more like the sing...I interpret the slogan as being more like the singular and plural forms of a word, like we would say "un animal, des animaux", suggesting that the plural of a bottle of Ricard would imply or lead to meetings or dates.Marie Claudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-80509802293515285662013-07-23T09:33:57.490+01:002013-07-23T09:33:57.490+01:00Dear Jaime, I believe your comment belongs to anot...Dear Jaime, I believe your comment belongs to another post. Feel free to post it again under the precedent article so Laetitia could answer you!<br /><br />Bertrand.Bertrand Sautierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422163613215633083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-6694599531781248982013-07-23T01:03:59.515+01:002013-07-23T01:03:59.515+01:00In the Dominican Republic Microsoft decided to ALS...In the Dominican Republic Microsoft decided to ALSO oppose Apple trademark application of APP STORE. It was very interesting, as we speak SPANISH. We represented Microsoft in DR. The Court of Appeals Decision No. 1007-2012 dated December 14, 2012 which REJECTS the Appeal interposed by Apple Inc. against Resolution. No. 0001-2012 dated January 12, 2012 issued by the General Director of the local PTO, confirming the rejection of application for “trademark” APP STORE.<br /><br />The Court based its decision on the Trademark definition contained in the Dominican IP Law and rejected APPLE arguments, confirming, as indicated in the local PTO Resolution, that as per Art. 73 c) a sign cannot be registered when it can serve to qualify or describe any characteristic of the goods or services (to be protected) or when the sign lacks sufficient distinctiveness.<br /><br />According to the decision of the Court of Appeals, APP STORE "has been used in the field of information technology, especially in the field of internet and users of services of applications for different utilities in the today called smart appliances such as mobile phones, laptop among others, being "App Store" actually used generically by such users, hence Plaintiff has asserted a wrongful claim." <br /><br />The Court of Appeals also said that "(this Court) shares the arguments contained in the contested decision, since the term APP Store is a widespread identification among program applicators via internet services sources." <br /><br />Plaintiff might be taken the case before the Supreme Court of Justice. <br /><br />Please let me know how I can send you a copy of the decission.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837505738029060583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-44327381892540581852013-07-22T22:27:41.927+01:002013-07-22T22:27:41.927+01:00rencontres in French can also mean 'a date'...rencontres in French can also mean 'a date'<br /><br />So the not so subliminal meaning is <br /><br />A Ricard for dating (or for dates)Mark Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030941302733537832noreply@blogger.com