Presentations & Selected Publications

- Dr. Ákos Süle: ‘Genuine use of trademark, the geographical scope of use, the five-year rule in Hungary and in the EU’  - 22 September 2011 -  IP Law Conference organized by Jogi Fórum

- Dr. Ákos Süle: ‘Is it worthwhile to establish a trademark family?’  - 27 May 2011 - Spring Congress of MIE (Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright)

- Dr. Ákos Süle: ‘Reputation of trademarks and their connection to trademark families’  - 28 April 2011 - Trademark and Internet Law Conference organized by Jogi Fórum

- Dr. Ákos Süle: ‘Is it worthwhile to establish a trademark family?’  - 27 May 2011 - Spring Congress of MIE (Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright)

- Dr. Ákos Süle: 'Rehabilitation of use of Community and Hungarian trademarks' The article analyses the re-start of the use of non used marks from several aspects. Published in the Európai Jog (European Law, volume December 2010, pages 22-26).

 

- Dr. Ákos Süle: 'Quick Introduction to Competition Law in Hungary' SUMMARY: This is an introduction to the most important rules of Hungarian competition law as prescribed by the relevant Act No. LVII of 1996. Published by HG.org - HGExperts.com, Worldwide Legal Directories on October 3, 2010. The full English version is available at http://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=19981

 

- Dr. Ákos Süle: 'The Principle of Equal Treatment in Trademark Law' SUMMARY: There are some perspectives of the preliminary ruling of the European Court of Justice in joint cases C-39/08 and C-43/08 Schwabenpost/Volks.Handy that let us think that trademark offices of the Member States shall be more thoughtful about their previous practices when rejecting a trademark application based on absolute grounds. In these cases the national trademark offices are expected to investigate their own former practice and take into account any referrals of the applicants to their previous practices and to the principle of equal treatment. However, when deciding on the registration of a trademark application, the principle of equal treatment shall be in harmony with the principle of legality so that previous erroneous decisions cannot serve as a basis for newer erroneous trademark registrations. On the other side, any deviations from the former practice shall be duly reasoned. The practice of the German Bundespatentgericht is analysed through several cases. The suspected higher need for resources of the Hungarian Patent Office is also raised. Published in the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office's Industrial Property and Copyright Review (Volume December 2009, pages 81-88). The full Hungarian version is available on the website of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office: http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/kiadv/ipsz/200912-pdf/05-sule.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Dr. Ákos Süle: 'The Concept of the Trademark Family as a Relative Ground for Refusal' SUMMARY: The article clarifies the possible definitions of trademark families and summarizes the prerequisites of applying the underlying concept. It further measures the effect of the concept in legal practice and its potential through case analysis. The analysis of single cases is an essential source of the article, since neither the Community nor the Hungarian acts contain any specific regulation on trademark families. The concept of trademark families can be assessed within the boundaries of conflicting prior rights and it originates from the U.S., so the article also deals with the related U.S. case law as well. Published in the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office's Industrial Property and Copyright Review (Volume April 2009, pages 42-60). The full Hungarian version is available on the website of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office: http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/kiadv/ipsz/200904-pdf/03-sule.pdf