Written by Igor Demcak
CEO & Head of Legal
The intellectual property office will provide the applicant or the applicant's legal representative with an official letter, primarily via email or the IPO's platform. You can request that all incoming correspondence be sent physically via post, but this usually comes at an additional cost. Once an office action is issued, the email containing the information regarding its issuance, together with the necessary information regarding the office action itself, should be sent out immediately.
Each office action will come with a date by which you must respond. If the office action remains unresponded, the IP office will consider your application abandoned, and you will not be able to continue in the registration process. In case you receive an office action, we always recommend consulting with your legal representative on further steps, which can also include an estimate of the chances of success and the price of resolving the issue.
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One of the most common reasons for trademark disputes has to do with the perceived similarity between existing trademarks. The two trademarks are considered “similar” if they share common characteristics connected to their appearance, sound, meaning and commercial impression, and if they are used for related goods or services. This is seen as a problem from brand perspective because the consumers might believe that the owners of the two trademarks are related, affiliated, connected, or that the goods or services originate from the same source.
“We focus on making simple and delicious chocolate, ethically sourced and without additives. That’s the real alchemy where you take something that does not exist and turn it into a reality that people can see, taste, touch and smell.” Jose and Julie first met in Culinary School in Seville and it has been their dream come true to establish Eonce Chocolate, a delicious brand proudly protected by Trama.
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