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Trademark Application Filed in Bad Faith
The device ‘Aloha production’ was created by members of a limited liability company in 1995 and the sign started to be used by the limited liability company soon.

Forthcoming amendment of Hungarian Patent Law
On 11 November 2021, the Hungarian Parliament accepted a substantial amendment to the Patent Law, which will be effective from 1 January 2022.

LES Hungary Organised a Pan-European Conference
An online Pan-European Conference named ’Sharing is Caring: Pooling IP Assits for Greater Efficiency’ by LES Hungary took place on 5-6 October 2021. Danubia and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office were Platinum Level Sponsors for the event.

Suspension of an Action for a Preliminary Question
The cancellation of the mark WU2 was requested with reference to a prior WU2 wordmark and for similarity of the prior WU2 device mark, which were known by the owner of the later mark.

Earlier Name of a Music Band versus a Trademark Application
Sándor Benkó’s son filed a trademark application identical to the trade name used for more than half a century by his father’s music band.

Problems in Respect of Acquiescence to Prior Use
The claimant is the owner of the device mark SATEL No.764 044 registered in class 9.