TATA SIA AIRLINES PRIVATE LIMITED v. THE UNION OF INDIA: WELL-KNOWN TRADE MARKS
A. Introduction: Much of the chatter around the enactment of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 (‘Rules’) revolved around Rule 124[1], which lays down the procedure for the determination of a well-known trade mark (‘WKTM’) by the Registrar of Trade Marks (‘Registrar’). It is pertinent to note that the Rules flow out of the Trade Marks …
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MiCA Update: Consultation Process on the Proposed Updates to Chapter 3 of the VFA Rulebook
The new Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which will establish the first harmonised regime for crypto-assets across the EU, entered into force in June 2023.
The Japanese Basic Hydrogen Strategy
I. Introduction On June 6, 2023, the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Ministerial Meeting revised the Basic Hydrogen Strategy for the first time in about six years. The Japanese government’s plan, which envisions a significant investment exceeding 15 trillion Japanese yen over a period of 15 years by public and private sectors into the hydrogen …
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Trade Marks and Historical Symbols: Registering the Maltese Cross as a European Union Trade Mark
In Case R0405/2022-1, decided on the 20 March 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (the “EUIPO”) First Board of Appeal (the “Board of Appeal”) annulled the EUIPO’s refusal of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital at Jerusalem’s (the “Applicant”) application to register a mark containing the …
The Legal 500: Major recognition of A.G. Erotocritou LLC as leading firm in Cyprus for 2022 across various practice areas
We are delighted to announce that, for another consecutive year, A.G. Erotocritou LLC has been recognised in various practice areas as a “Leading Firm” in Cyprus by The Legal 500 – one of the world’s largest legal directories.
International Construction and Arbitration Expert Joins Yoon & Yang
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The concept of Articifical Intellegence is providing another path to Fraud
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Do not Resist, Disobey or Argue with the Police in Spain or you could be Arrested
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Widespread concerns regarding Cryptocurrency Fraud
Cryptocurrency has been with us for some years now and yet there is no consistency regarding regulations to protect consumers and govern the crypto market.