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Nov 06, 2012
Raluca Vasilescu, Cabinet M. Oproiu, Romania
First published in World Trademark Review, issue Sep/Oct 2012

Trademark vs Trade Name: Which Is More Important?


Raluca Vasilescu, Cabinet M. Oproiu, Romania, First published in World Trademark Review, issue Sep/Oct 2012Article 8 of the Paris Convention specifies that “A trade name shall be protected in all the countries of the European Union without the obligation of filing or registration, whether or not it forms part of a trademark.” Various national laws established specific rules for deciding the issue, but when it comes to European jurisdictions, we are still far away from a uniform approach. Bibas Kft is a Hungarian company specialising in professional kitchen machines, including coffee machines for use in restaurants and bars.  read more