Refusal – NJQ & Associates https://njq-ip.com Treat Your IP Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 Jordan – Is SAYONAPPS Similar to “sona”? https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2019/01/jordan-is-sayonapps-similar-to-sona/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:05:53 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=10560/  

OUR CLIENT’S MARK REGISTERED MARK
SAYONAPPS sona

 

AMMAN – On 16 August 2016, we filed a trademark application for registration on behalf of our client, MEERA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, for SAYONAPPS in classes 11. The application was assigned serial number 30308.

During examination, the Registrar issued a decision to reject our client’s application due to the alleged similarity with the registered marks “sona” with registration numbers 46826 and 129286. We based our appeal to the refusal decision before the Administrative Court on the following:

  • Dissimilarity between both marks in terms of pronunciation and general appearance;
  • Prior use of SAYONAPPS by our client since 2012;
  • Prior registrations of SAYONAPPS in the home country (Hong Kong) and abroad;
  • Coexistence of similar registered trademarks in Jordan such as: Sony, Sayonara, Sonaryo, Sanyo, Sunny, SONAM, SANIRO, SANOFI, SANOVEL, SANIO, and SANI, and
  • Refusal to register SAYONAPPS contradicts the Trademark Law.

The Court issued a decision to overturn the Registrar’s decision; however, on behalf of the Trademark Office, the Head of Public Prosecution appealed the decision before the High Administrative Court. After several hearings, the Court issued a favourable decision and ordered our client’s application to register.

For more information, please contact jordan@qumsieh.com.

]]> Egypt – Conflict Between UGUR and UGUR https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2012/01/egypt-conflict-between-ugur-and-ugur/ https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2012/01/egypt-conflict-between-ugur-and-ugur/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46:31 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=8118 Our Client, UGUR SOGUTMA MAKINALARI TEKSTIL SERIGRAFI BASKI MADEN VE MERMER SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, a Turkish company, has filed on 17 December 2001 an International Registration for “ugur & device” No. 779950 in class 11 designating Egypt; the said registration was published in the official Gazette No. 19/2011 dated 2 June 2011.

Our Client’s above trademark was provisionally partially refused due to the citation of trademark UGUR filed under No. 215135 in Class 11 in the name of Mohammad Imad Eddin Waheeb Al Byriqdar.

Accordingly, we filed an appeal against the provisional refusal decision based on the following:

  1. Our client is the legitimate owner of the trademark “ugur” in home country and abroad.
  2. Our client has prior use and registration of his trademark in home country and other countries around the world.
  3. The refusal decision is based on an invalid trademark which has been previously opposed and cancelled by our client.

The Registrar, after reviewing the above merits and the supporting the documentary evidences thereof, has issued his favorable decision accepting our appeal and proceeding with the registration of International Trademark “ugur & device” No. 779950 in Class 11 in the name of our Client.

If you have any questions regarding the above, kindly contact us at egypt@qumsieh.com.

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