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Minimalist trademarks: trend to follow or end of the road for uniqueness?
Recent years have seen a tendency for world-famous luxury fashion brands to exchange their well-known logos with their distinctive lettering for a clean, simpler design.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
The applicant filed the word combination „Kiwi TV”. The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office rejected the application.
Every claim of the opposition must be examined
The HIPO (Hungarian Intellectual Property Office) rejected the opposition and registered the mark in respect of the prior use of the opponent.
QUESTION OF PROTECTABILITY OF COMBINATION OF ENGLISH WORDS
The applicant filed the international word mark DRIVE PILOT in the class 9, namely for vehicle safety software.
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) refused the protection for Hungary.
„Global patent” – Myth or reality?
Such communication can be easily heard quite often, which advertises and advocates for an invention referred to as a “global patent”. But do global patents really exist?
DECEPTIVE MARK
The applicant requested review with the Metropolitan Tribunal, but it was rejected. The applicant argued that the term spirit is connected to relaxation, it has a spiritual, mental meaning. The term spirit is not used in the living English.
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Hungarian Trademark Culture Award
International Award for Danubia: “Hungary Firm of the Year” – Managing IP Awards 2026 EMEA
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Danubia Wins First Place of the Companies For The Future Award 2024
TRADEMARK PROTECTION OF A COLOUR AGAINST THE SHADE OF THE SAME COLOUR ‘MILKA’