"ELL PARTNERSHIP" Law Firm Continues to Achieve Success in Judicial Practice.

The firm’s General Director and attorney, Gohar Gevorgyan, successfully represented our client’s interests in court, ensuring the protection of their intellectual property rights.

Our client, a foreign company, was unable to obtain legal protection for its "Чудо-белка" trademark in Armenia, as the Armenian Intellectual Property Office considered it confusingly similar to another trademark, "БЕЛКА," which had been registered in Armenia by a local company.

Our research revealed that the Armenian company had registered the "БЕЛКА" trademark as early as 2006. However, it had not been used for years, merely securing the trademark registration under Class 30 of the International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services, covering various goods, including confectionery, sweets, and ice cream.

Following the examination of our claim, the Yerevan First Instance Civil Court ruled in favor of our client, annulling the registration of the "БЕЛКА" trademark for all goods for which it had been registered.

It is important to note that the registration of a trademark does not automatically guarantee its permanent validity. Upon the request of any interested party, a court may annul a trademark’s registration if the trademark owner has not used it in Armenia for three consecutive years following its registration. If more time has passed since registration, the non-use period considered is the three years preceding the lawsuit filing.

As a result of our successful litigation, we managed to restore our client’s violated rights and enable them to obtain legal protection for their "Чудо-белка" trademark in Armenia.

We congratulate our client and express our appreciation to the firm’s General Director and attorney, Gohar Gevorgyan, for successfully representing our client’s interests in court.

📎 For details on the court case, please visit the following
link: https://datalex.am/?app=AppCaseSearch&case_id=49258120924388019&fbclid=IwY2xjawI_rN9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYxCN3RGabb6reBeC0zzzgATwA6mKjgCFuQlC9IBSmDelFYOLuBnjSbyGw_aem_O-af9VrAXtBwqjgIyA-vMg