SMEs! Take advantage of EUIPO’s vouchers in protection of your brand
The SME Fund, managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office EUIPO, is again accepting new voucher applications from February 3, 2025. With the voucher, you can apply for reimbursement of the official fees of your trademark and/or design applications, as well as for the IP Scan service to analyse the IPR potential for your business. A company can apply for and receive this voucher, even if it has already received it earlier.
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Genuine use of a trademark and proof of use in Finland
What do genuine use of a trademark and proof of use mean, and why is the systematic collection of use evidence so important? Read what brand owners need to know about proof of trademark use and how to ensure that your trademark remains protected.
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Well drafted contracts prevent illegal exploitation of your brand rights
Carefully drafted agreements, which also consider intangible assets, are the best way to prevent problems in advance and to combat the illegal exploitation of brand rights, especially in the international market, reminds our lawyer Jani Kaulo.
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Categorizing trademarks and other brand rights as part of a protection strategy
[Part 8 of our Brand Rights blog series] For a large number of companies, the brand constitutes a significant part of the company's value and is therefore a strategic intangible asset. A good tool for planning brand protection and allocating investments in trademarks and other brand rights is to categorize brand names and other brand elements into different groups based on their importance.
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Jani Kaulo receives WIPR Leader 2024 recognition
WIPR – World Intellectual Property Review – has listed Jani Kaulo, the founder and managing partner of Kaulo & Partners, as one of the world's leading IP lawyers in its WIPR Leaders 2024 publication.
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