Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on February 7, 2006
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2006 1(4):229; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl014
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Editorial |
When the figures just don't figure
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Last year I received from Jean Pire (Gevers & Partners, Belgium) some data concerning the success rate of litigants in Office for Harmonisation (OHIM) proceedings involving Community trade marks and applications. These figures, drawn from Gevers' database of Board of Appeal, Opposition Division and Cancellation Division decisions, provide food for thought.
A curious statistic is the rate at which parties to OHIM proceedings fail to comply