UK: Still Another Consultation - Relative Grounds for Refusal - The Way Forward
Public IP Policy Consultations seem to be very en vogue today, at least in the UK. I forgot to mention the following one:
"[...]1. This consultation document deals with the issues that surround the way in which we, the UK Trade Marks Registry, examine new trade mark applications on the basis of their potential conflict with earlier trade mark applications or registrations. A detailed explanation of the background to this matter, followed by a number of options to deal with the issues, is given below. [...]"