LEGS8007 Class 10.2 & 3

Part 24 & 25

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We continued our look at marks that are refused under Article 7(1)(f).

We discussed the essays and the exam. I encouraged students to get drafts os the essays to me soon, so I can give feedback.

I had hoped to finish with trade marks today so that we could move onto Patents. But we still have a bit to go.

I might put some classes online.

COMP8035 Class 10.1

Nobody turned up.

Thats fine too. Busy people

COMP6032 Week 10 Lab A

(The two) Students worked on the assignment.

LEGS8007 Class 10.1 Immoral Trade Marks

Part 22

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We looked at marks "contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality".  That took longer than I thought so we will continue with this topic in the next class.

COMP6032 Class 10.1

We looked at designing the message and the different uses of images.

COMP8035 Class 09.3

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 09 Lab B

Students worked on the assignments.

LEGS8007 EUIPO Video

Chapter II: There are only 5 steps to filing

Chapter III: What happens after the application

COMP6032 Class 09.2

Only one student turned up (not the same one as last week) so I cancelled the class.

LEGS8007 Class 09.2 & 09.3

Parts 20 & 21

We looked at the Absolute Ground for Refusal

Before class I distributed copies of

• EUTMR Article 7 & Article 8
• Connemara Mussels Application 009558933 Case R 1904/2011-2
• FCUK Trade Mark [2007] R.P.C. 1 Decision O/137/06

COMP8035 Class 09.1

Nobody turned up.

COMP6032 Week 09 Lab A

Students worked on the assignments

LEGS8007 Class 09.1

Part 19

We looked at colours, sounds, shapes, and 3-d shapes as marks

COMP6032 Class 09.1

We completed our look at Instructional Strategies based on the content.  We discussed Teaching Principles and Rules, Teaching Procedures, Teaching Interpersonal Skills, Prescriptions for Teaching Attitudes.

I talked students through the different ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos.

COMP8035 Class 08.3 Tutorial

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 08 Lab B

Students worked on the assignments

COMP6032 Class 08.2

Only one student turned up. I answered some questions about the assessment.

But I wasn't prepared to give a lecture to one studebt, so I cancelled

LEGS8007 Class 08.2 & 08.3

Part 17

We looked at the trademark registration process. We examined the Nice classification for products and services.  We looked at some well know Irish marks and the classes for which they were registered.  Students completed an exercise with random pages from a catalog and we learned that electrical and non-electrical doorbells, for example,  are in different classes.  Sometimes it's necessary to consult the detailed listings.

Part 18

What can be a trademark? We looked at the Sieckmann Criteria and considered smells and single colours.  I explained the concept of acquired distinctiveness through use.

LEGS8007 Week 08 Tutorial

Nobody turned up

COMP8035 Class 08.1

The task for this week is to write the conclusion for the paper and post it to the blog. This should be 300-500 words.

Students may submit a draft of the paper up to noon on 7 April.  I will try go give feedback on those drafts.  There are no marks for the draft.

The final paper is due at noon on 12 May 2017.