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How to set up a startup based on an idea? – Introduction to Startup Innovation Course
A new course called Introduction to Startup Innovation at Pázmány Péter Catholic University at the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics was launched last September.

DECEPTION AND BAD FAITH IN A TRADEMARK APPLICATION
The same prohibition exists in European and Hungarian law, not only in statute trademark law, but more generally in commercial and civil law, too.
NON-REGISTRABILITY OF A DESCRIPTIVE NAME
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) rejected the application

Minimalist trademarks: trend to follow or end of the road for uniqueness?
Recent years have seen a tendency for world-famous luxury fashion brands to exchange their well-known logos with their distinctive lettering for a clean, simpler design.

LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION
The applicant filed the word combination „Kiwi TV”. The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office rejected the application.

Every claim of the opposition must be examined
The HIPO (Hungarian Intellectual Property Office) rejected the opposition and registered the mark in respect of the prior use of the opponent.