tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6093416990096525460..comments2024-03-29T06:00:27.896+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Greenworld: a great ideal, but is it okay as a brand for fossil energy goods and services?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-48610853203985482492015-03-17T11:54:06.179+00:002015-03-17T11:54:06.179+00:00This case was covered in the recently completed OH...This case was covered in the recently completed OHIM seminar on decisions of the trimester - see slides <a href="http://directo.avanzo.com/OAMI_20150317/docs/decisions_trimester.pdf" rel="nofollow"> here</a><br />I asked a question about the effect of such dismisal of the validity earlier rights, but it was misunderstood. Although as you say the court is not expressly saying anything about the previous marks. <br /><br />The OHIM emphasised that the office should assess the earlier marks and just dismissing the argument could be seen as a procedural mistake. I only think it is worth making when the earlier mark is identical and preferably when you have a coexistence agreement with them.Filemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.com