Acquiescensce claimed based on a slightly different sign - SATEL – Dr. A. Vida
The plaintiff is the Polish owner of the international device mark SATEL registered in 2001. He sued the defendant in 2008, whose predecessor let the domain name “satel.hu” registered in 2001 and since 2000 he in commerical contact with the exclusive agent in Hungary of the plaintiff in Hungary. Both parties offered products for safety technique.
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2013-03-19
Unlawful use of a domain name can constitute passing off, as with the domain name the competitor or his goods can be identified – Dr. A. Vida
The plaintiff is registered owner of the domain name “uzleticegtudakozo.hu” (business inquiry). Three years later the defendant started to use the domain name “uzleticegtudakozo.com”. The plaintiff sued the defendant for unfair competition.
The defendant alleged that the extension of domain name with the element “com” grants a sufficient distinction relating to plaintiff’s domain name.
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2013-03-19
Unsuccessful attempt to participate in the reputation of mark PANNÓNIA
The Hungarian mark PANNÓNIA used for cheese is well-known, an opinion poll made a few years ago resulted that it is known by 77 p.c. of the Hungarian population.
This was probably the motivation of a competitor, called Tolle, to file a device mark with the word element TOLLE-PANNÓNIA, also for cheese.
Despite the opposition filed by the owner of the mark PANNÓNIA the sign was registered.
2012-11-05
Specification of goods in a trademark application
In the majority of countries which are parties of the Madrid Agreement on international registration of trademarks it is usual to indicate in the application the goods to be protected using „class headings” i.e. a general indication of the fields to which the goods and services in principle belong. In the countries which follow the British system, a more detailed specification is needed.
2012-09-26
Parliament passes patent law changes
On December 5 2011 Parliament passed a package of proposed amendments to various IP laws. The changes will become effective from January 1 2011.
2012-02-13
How to maximize the value of European Patents validated in Hungary under the London Agreement?
Hungary is a member of the London Agreement since January 1, 2011, and some practice has accumulated with such cases. ...
2011-09-29
IAM Patent Litigation 250
We are very proud of our colleagues Imre Molnár (deputy managing partner of Danubia) and József Tálas (managing partner of Sár & Partners) for their inclusion in the Intellectual Asset Management magazine's 2011 edition of the IAM Patent Litigation 250 – The World’s Leading Patent Litigators booklet. ...
2011-07-22
Validation of European Patents in Hungary as of January 1, 2011
With an effect of January 1, 2011 Hungary has joined the London Agreement. ...
2011-01-01
HUNGARY will join the London Agreement on January 1, 2011
European Patents granted thereafter can be validated by translating the claims only, provided that the description is in English. If it is other than English, the English translation of the description (and drawing copies) must be filed together with the Hungarian claims.
The official fee schedule has not been published so far.
Our office is fully prepared for effecting the validations in the usual professional way.
2010-12-02
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