Abolition Of Relative Grounds Examination In The U.K.

Law360 (November 26, 2007, 12:00 AM EST) -- New U.K. legislation which came into force on 1 Oct. 2007 has heralded major changes in the way that U.K. trademark applications are examined. The U.K. Intellectual Property Office ("UK-IPO") has abolished the 'relative grounds' objection, when the register was examined for earlier conflicting trademarks....

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