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Okt 10, 2019
Igor Alfiorov and Yulia Kropivka, PETOŠEVIĆ Ukraine
First published at www.petosevic.com

Mattel Inc. Faced Trouble Registering Barbie® Trademark...


Igor Alfiorov and Yulia Kropivka, PETOŠEVIĆ Ukraine, First published at www.petosevic.comMattel Inc., US manufacturer of numerous globally known toy brands, faced problems trying to register its most famous trademark Barbie® in Ukraine, in certain classes of goods.
Mattel Inc. already owns trademark registrations for the famous doll brand in Ukraine. According to court papers, in September 2016, the US company filed a trademark application No. M201619948 to register the trademark BARBIE for goods in classes 8 (hand tools), 29 (meats and processed foods), 30 (staple foods) and 32 (light beverages). In February 2018, the Ukrainian PTO issued a provisional refusal against Mattel’s trademark application for being confusingly similar to the prior trademark БАРБІ (BARBI in Cyrillic), Reg. No. 32903, which covers goods in classes 29, 30 and 32, and was registered by “Food company Yasen”, LLC in July 2003. “Food company Yasen”, LLC is a Ukrainian manufacturer of soft drinks, mineral water, and confectionery products. According to Yasen’s  read more