Patent Institute Can't Spoil FERRERO ROCHER 3D Application
Ferrero SpA filed an application to register the packaging of its FERRERO ROCHER chocolates as a three-dimensional mark for goods in Class 30 of the Nice Classification. The TPI Trademarks Department Directorate rejected the application on the grounds that the packaging is descriptive of the goods in the application list and should be open for use by the public. On appeal, Ferrero contended that: the packaging is distinctive enough to be registered as a trademark, even for… »
Patent Institute can’t Spoil FERRERO ROCHER 3D Application
The Turkish Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) against a decision of the Ankara IP Court to allow the registration of the three-dimensional shape for chocolate packaging (Case 2007/1444 E. 2007/4132, March 8 2007). Ferrero SpA filed an application to register the packaging of its FERRERO ROCHER chocolates as a three-dimensional mark for goods in Class 30 of the Nice Classification. The TPI Trademarks Department Directorate… »
EFES for Beer not Confusing with EFE for Raki
The Turkish Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the IP Court in Ankara which rejected an opposition to the registration of the mark EFE for raki by Elda Enerji Hizmetleri San ve Tic AŞ, the first private company authorized to produce raki by the Turkish Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages Market Regulatory Authority (Case 2006/7083-9027, September 21 2006). The opposition action had been brought by Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt San AŞ (Anadolu Efes) upon the… »
GUCCI Opposition Fights off GUJI Application After Appeal
The Turkish Court of Appeals has upheld a decision of the specialized IP First Instance Court of Ankara, which annulled the Turkish Patent Institute’s (TPI) decision to refuse Guccio Gucci SpA’s (Gucci) opposition against an application to register the mark GUJI (Case 2006/12097 E-2007/848 K, January 25 2007). Gucci holds a number of GUCCI marks registered in Turkey since July 16 1982 for goods and service in Classes 3, 6, 18, 25, 34 and 35 of the Nice Classification. The TPI… »
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Aural Similarity with VİGOSS Sees off BİGOS Application
The Re-Examination and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) has upheld a decision finding the marks BİGOS and VİGOSS aurally confusingly similar. Bigo Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd Şti, a local manufacturer, filed an application to register BİGOS as a trademark in Class 25 of the Nice Classification. Bulur Giyim Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şti filed an opposition on the grounds that the application is confusingly similar to its senior trademark VİGOSS under… »