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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 04:55:31+00:00

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The Voivodeship Administrative Court in its judgment of 12 July 2012 case file VI SA/Wa 377/12 held that adding to the complaint evidence which, according to the adversarial principle should be presented by a party in the administrative proceedings and have not been submitted to the PPO before a decision was issued, is deemed as delayed and cannot be taken into account when assessing the validity of a decision of the PPO. Transferring the burden of proof on the administrative court is inconsistent with the role of this court, which does not decide on administrative cases, but its rule is to control administrative decisions in terms of their compliance with the law.
Categories: Art. 107 §3 APC | Art. 80 APC | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Administrative Proceedings Code | Polish Patent Office | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
On 26 October 2009, the Polish Patent Office registered the figurative trade mark R-221206 for goods in Classes 16, 35 and 44. This sign was applied for Fundacja na Rzecz Osób Niewidomych i Niepełnosprawnych “POMÓŻ I TY” z Gdyni (the Foundation for the Benefit of the Blind of Disabled People “YOU CAN HELP TOO”).
European Union represented by the Commission filed a notice of opposition to the decision of the Patent Office on the grant of a right of protection, claiming that the trade mark incorporated symbols of the EU flag. The Adjudicative Board of the PPO in its decision of 11 May 2012 case no. Sp. 468/11 dismissed the request anddecided that the questioned trade mark is quite distinct from the heraldic of the EU flag, with no resemblance to it.
This decision is not final yet. The EU may file a complaint to the Voivodeship Administrative Court. See also “Trade mark law, case Sp. 158/08” and “Trade mark law, case II GSK 555/09“.
Categories: absolute grounds for refusal | Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 132(2)(iii) IPL | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish institutions | Polish law | Polish Patent Office | similarity of signs | trade mark opposition | trademark law.
On November 2006, the Polish Patent Office granted the right of protection for the word-figurative trade mark EC R-190902 to PPH EVELINE COSMETICS Piotr Kasprzycki, for goods in Class 03 such as skin care and beauty products for women, men, children and teens, perfumes, washing, cleaning, scouring and bleaching preparations, tissues, cotton wool, cotton buds and sticks for cosmetic purposes, and in other goods in classes 05, 16, 21, 42 and 44.
Chanel SARL filed a notice of opposition. The company argued that the trade mark EC R-190902 is confusingly similar to many of Chanel’s trade marks, such as CHANEL R-33924 that was registered with the earlier priority of 2 September 1947 for goods in Class 03 such as soaps and toilet preparations, or the figurative trade mark R-57346 that was registered with the priority of 24 March 1979 for goods in Class 03. Chanel also claimed that the right of protection for the trade mark EC should not be granted because it brought unfair advantage to EVELINE COSMETICS.
The Adjudicative Board of the Polish Patent Office in its decision of 15 March 2012 case no. Sp. 587/09 invalidated the right of protection. The decision is not final yet. EVELINE COSMETICS may file a complaint to the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 132(2)(iii) IPL | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Patent Office | similarity of signs | trade mark invalidation | trademark law.
The Voivodeship Administrative Court in its judgment of 31 January 2012 case file VI SA/Wa 1855/11 dismissed the complaint against the refusal decision of the Polish Patent Office to grant the right of protection for the word trade mark GOLD CLA Z-330491. The Court held that the principle of citizens’ trust in state authorities and bodies, imposes on public authorities the obligation for lawful and fair conduct of the proceedings, which is expressed in a careful examination of the circumstances of the case, taking position to requests filed by parties and taking into account both the public interest and the legitimate interests of citizens in the issued decisions. However, this obligation cannot be based on the examination of the facts that were the basis for decisions taken in other specific, individual cases. All the circumstances which contributed to the registration of the trade mark in other proceedings for other entities are not circumstances that the Polish Patent Office should, and even could examine in a particular case.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 151 PBAC | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Act on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts | Polish Patent Office | trade mark refusal | trademark law | Voivodeship Administrative Court.

References: Art. 107
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 Art. 80
 Art. 132
 Art. 132
 Art. 132
 Art. 132
 Art. 132
 Art. 151