tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3570835002819043969..comments2024-03-19T06:27:47.905+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Never mind the golden rabbits, what about the Golden Balls?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-82612605330940078262010-07-23T08:56:33.514+01:002010-07-23T08:56:33.514+01:00... and why can't OHIM applications be monoglo...... and why can't OHIM applications be monoglot if filed in any other of the european languages? The fact that English is widely used should not mean it can predate on any of the other official languages of the union (and note, European Union, not British Empire). Maybe it's time that English speakers start learning another language (...and mind that Australian or American do not count as foreign languages!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45053017853577675132010-07-22T07:50:20.873+01:002010-07-22T07:50:20.873+01:00Do others agree that this episode (and many, less ...Do others agree that this episode (and many, less well-publicised, others) shows that the trade mark system isn't fit for its purpose? If it were designed to favour would-be monopolists with deep pockets it couldn't have been done better, nor if it were designed to make life difficult for small business (my two penneth).Peter Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020506617934637856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-49933399485153395392010-07-21T13:03:32.168+01:002010-07-21T13:03:32.168+01:00Why can't an OHIM application be monoglot if t...Why can't an OHIM application be monoglot if the applicant chooses English? It is the global language of business and anyone engaging in opposition proceedings should be capable of using it. To be obliged to use a minority language (as an opponent's litigation tactic) is a systematic error that should be corrected ASAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-19098037054957862882010-07-21T11:36:16.951+01:002010-07-21T11:36:16.951+01:00So you just have to make sure the spec is correct ...So you just have to make sure the spec is correct or run the gauntlet of OHIM's rules on class headings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-55692928063415819742010-07-21T10:15:20.366+01:002010-07-21T10:15:20.366+01:00In the CTM application form, the applicant has app...In the CTM application form, the applicant has apparently indicated English as first language and French as second language, so that any opponent was free to use French for the opposition, with the nasty result that French is the language of the procedure for the oppostion.<br /><br />Next time, the applicant should consider using e.g. Dutch as first language and English as second language, so that any oppositions have to be conducted in English.<br /><br />Of course, using Dutch as first language is a bit clumsy if you don't speak Dutch, but as the application forms are standardized it is perfectly possible to fill in the Dutch application form using the English application form as guidance. It is also possible to indicate that all correspondence should be in the second language, i.e. English, so that after filing, everything runs smoothly in English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-16846951998656393982010-07-21T07:32:43.652+01:002010-07-21T07:32:43.652+01:00Following on the from the last comment in the prev...Following on the from the last comment in the previous thread, being Japan-based, I should note that "Golden balls" is also the literal translation of the standard Japanese term for testicles.Luke Ueda-Sarsonnoreply@blogger.com