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Jun 10, 2014
Sophie Thoreau, Baldwins Intellectual Property, New Zealand
First published on www.baldwins.com

Is it Really Black & White?


Sophie Thoreau, Baldwins Intellectual Property, New Zealand, First published on www.baldwins.comThe Convergence Programme was established in 2011 with the aim of addressing the inconsistencies in the operation of the intellectual property offices within the European Community (“EC”). The stated vision of the Programme is “to establish and communicate clarity, legal certainty, quality and usability for both applicant and office”. One of the first projects addressed by the Programme was the scope of protection of black and white trade marks. Recently, OHIM released a Common Communication on this  read more