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07.07.2026

Class 35 of the Nice Classification: Why Selling Goods Is Not Always a Service

One of the most common mistakes when filing a trademark application is automatically including Class 35 of the Nice Classification simply because the applicant sells its own goods. In reality, the mere act of selling goods does not mean that ...

30.06.2026

IP Protection on Amazon & Etsy: What Sellers Need to Know

Imagine spending months preparing to launch your business on Amazon or Etsy. You invest in product development, packaging, professional photography, and advertising. Sales begin to grow, your first customer reviews appear and then, without warning, your product listing disappears, while ...

27.05.2026

IP Due Diligence: How Businesses Lose Rights to the Brand and Technology

Most businesses assume their brand, product, and technology are theirs. Legally, that’s not always true. In today’s economy, intellectual property — trademarks, software, designs, domain names, patents — often represents the majority of a company’s value. Yet many businesses discover ...

07.05.2026

INTA Annual Meeting 2026

Yesterday marked the end of the INTA Annual Meeting 2026 in London — a perfect moment to reflect on an incredibly busy and inspiring week for Synergy, represented as always by Viktoriia Ostapchuk. This year’s Meeting brought together more than ...

20.04.2026

IP Rights in Employee-Created Works and Inventions

At every royalties seminar we have been running for 14 years for accountants, lawyers, executives, and business owners, the same questions repeatedly arise: These questions arise for lawyers across a wide variety of industries — from IT to the defense ...

17.03.2026

Trademark Monitoring: Why Businesses Should Track New Applications

Many business owners believe that once a trademark is registered, their brand is fully protected. In reality, registration is only the first step. Every day, IP offices publish new trademark applications, and some of them may be very similar to ...

13.02.2026

Trademark Exhaustion: When a Trademark Owner Can Still Restrict the Sale of Genuine Goods

Have you discovered that online stores unrelated to your business are selling goods under your brand? At the same time, you understand that the products are genuine and were lawfully placed on the market. In such cases, the principle of ...

22.01.2026

Bad Faith: UDRP and UA-DRP Approaches to Domain Name Disputes

Competition for consumer attention in the digital environment inevitably gives rise to disputes most notably between trademark owners and domain name registrants. Alongside bona fide market participants, there are also actors seeking easy gains by registering domain names in bad ...

19.01.2026

Trademark Protection: Ukraine, the EU and the Madrid System. What Businesses Should Know

A trademark (TM) is one of the key intangible assets of any business. It identifies a company’s goods and services, builds consumer trust, and provides legal protection for the brand against copying and unfair use of its reputation. In this ...

12.12.2025

Free Online Content: How to Use Photos, Fonts and Music Without Copyright Risks

In the digital age, a photo, font or music track is always just one click away – ready to be added to a website, social media post, or ad campaign. The temptation to use such content freely, without permission and ...

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Class 35 of the Nice Classification: Why Selling Goods Is Not Always a Service

IP Protection on Amazon & Etsy: What Sellers Need to Know

IP Due Diligence: How Businesses Lose Rights to the Brand and Technology

INTA Annual Meeting 2026

IP Rights in Employee-Created Works and Inventions

Trademark Monitoring: Why Businesses Should Track New Applications

Trademark Exhaustion: When a Trademark Owner Can Still Restrict the Sale of Genuine Goods

Bad Faith: UDRP and UA-DRP Approaches to Domain Name Disputes

Trademark Protection: Ukraine, the EU and the Madrid System. What Businesses Should Know

Free Online Content: How to Use Photos, Fonts and Music Without Copyright Risks

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