The ISIPO implements CP14

The ISIPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have jointly prepared a practice paper in relation to trade marks contrary to public policy or accepted principles of morality in the framework of their cooperation efforts.

The practice paper has been prepared in line with the Common Communication resulting from the Common Practice CP14 developed by the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN). Tailored to the specificities of Iceland, the practice paper provides an overview of the Office’s quality standards for providing an understanding on the concepts of public policy and accepted principles of morality, clarifying the relationship and the differences between these two concepts. The practice paper provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the principles on which the practices are based. It will be generally applied by the ISIPO and the intellectual property (IP) offices of the EUIPN.

The practice paper is a tangible result of the EUIPO’s cooperation efforts with non-EU IP offices to harmonise and converge IP practices in order to strengthen IP alliances.

The practice paper aims to increase clarity, transparency, legal certainty and predictability for the benefit of the users and examiners.

The practice paper can be found here in English. The documents are divided into two parts: the first summarising the key messages and statements of the practice principles; the second providing a clear and comprehensive explanation of these principles. An appendix on legal source materials dealing with freedom of expression is also made available for information purposes. The documents also serve as a reference for all interested parties.