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)....