The Law on Protection Against Smoking ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" Nos. 36/1995, 70/2003, 29/2004, 37/2005, 103/2008, 140/2008, 35/2010, 100/2011, 157/2013 and 51/2018), which is in force, regulates the protection of citizens against the harmful effects of smoking tobacco and other tobacco products, the preservation of a healthy...
The Draft Arbitration Rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) include important provisions on interim measures, designed to offer urgent protection in patent disputes. Under Article 26 of the Draft Rules, interim measures are temporary decisions granted before the final ruling on the merits of a dispute. These...
The chocolate brand Merci recently lost its US trademark opposition against the mark Danke for chocolate products. August Storck, Merci’s owner, argued the names were confusingly similar as “Danke” translates to “thank you” just like the French “merci.” US Trademark Decision The US Patent and Trademark Office rejected Storck’s opposition...
