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Elēna Sidorčika and Ieva Judinska-Bandeniece: “First come, first served?” A story of two companies

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

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  • Trademark disputes can turn on the priority principle when several parties claim the same or a similar mark.
  • The party that files a trademark registration application first may therefore gain an important legal advantage.

“First come, first served” neatly describes one of the basic principles in trademark law: priority.

When several people or companies seek rights to the same or a similar sign, preference goes to the party with the earlier rights. In a dispute, the date on which a trademark registration application was filed can therefore prove decisive.

The principle gives the first applicant a potentially important advantage in a conflict over trademark ownership.

First come, first served.

· Elēna Sidorčika and Ieva Judinska-BandenieceThe authors use the saying to introduce the priority principle in trademark disputes.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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