State Office of Industrial Property of the Republic of North Macedonia (SOIP) has published a practice paper RELATIVE GROUNDS OF REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION (IMPACT OF NON-DISTINCTIVE/WEAK COMPONENTS)

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)....

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...