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CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, maximization of expertise and a range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We salute those who...

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CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, consolidation of expertise and range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We salute those who...

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THE EPO HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL CEASE ITS 10 DAY RULE

Communications from the European Patent Office (EPO), which include official actions, were originally sent by registered letter and the rules were written to take this into account and assumed that such communication would take ten days to reach its...

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AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE WTR ON THE TOPIC OF GENERICNESS & GRUYERE CHEESE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE LADAS.COM WEBSITE

An article about genericness and Gruyere cheese titled: “Fourth Circuit Confirms that ‘Gruyere’ is Generic for Cheese”, was recently published in the World Trademark Review. The article was written by Ladas attorneys Dennis Prahl, Edward...

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Authors: Dennis S. Prahl, Jerry Jakubovic, Edward Baxter | Practices: , , | Tags: , , , , , ,

Fourth Circuit Confirms That ‘Gruyere’ is Generic for Cheese

Background  The appellants, Interprofession du Gruyère and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, are two consortiums, Swiss and French, that regulate use of the term ‘gruyere’ to refer only to cheeses produced in the Gruyère district of...

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Change in Practice on Address for Service for International Trademarks and Designs Designating the United Kingdom

A recent ruling has resulted in an immediate change in the address for service requirements for inter partes matters in the United Kingdom, which will mostly affect such proceedings involving UK designations of international trademarks filed under...

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