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Collective trademarks including protected designations of origin: the case of "Chianti Gran Selezione"
On 26 July 2024, the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO rejected the appeal filed by Consorzio Vino Chianti against the refusal to register EU collective trademark no. 018441418 for lack of distinctiveness pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR and Article 76(1) EUTMR.
‘GENQUILA’, TEQUILA and the scope of ‘evocation’ according to the EUIPO
The EUIPO found that a trademark application for the sign ‘DUTCH GENQUILA’ should be rejected for all alcoholic beverages including wines as it evoked the PGI ‘TEQUILA’
The EUIPO upholds PRIO DONNAFUGATA's opposition against SPRIO SPRITZ's application for registration
The EUIPO recently upheld Opposition B 3142350 against the EU word trademark application no. 018334069 “SPRIO SPRITZ”, based on the Italian word trademark “PRIO DONNAFUGATA”, filed against goods in Class 33.
Diversity of goods: EUIPO rejects Galbusera's opposition to the trade mark "Antico Caffè Tre Marie"
On 24 March 2023, the EUIPO Opposition Division rejected the opposition filed by Galbusera S.p.A. against the EU word mark application "ANTICO CAFFÈ TRE MARIE".