State Office for Industrial Property (SOIP) within the continuous cooperation with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with the aim of harmonizing the criteria contained in the Common Practice for relative reasons for refusal - likelihood of confusion (influence of non-distinctive/weak components) adopted and published the Practice Document (CP5)....
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Starting of free access to the labor market within the framework of the Open Balkan
Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Albania from March 5, 2024 can use the measure of free access to the labor market within the Open Balkan. The measure derives from the international agreements signed between the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Albania as members of the...
European Commission opens formal proceedings against AliExpress
According to the analysis of the Risk Assessment Report submitted by the online e-commerce platform “AliExpress”, the European Commission has decided to open formal proceedings to determine whether the online e-commerce platform ‘’AliExpress’’ has breached the European Union Digital Services Act in the areas of risk management and mitigation, type...