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Car Manufacturers’ Trademarks and Car Parts – The CJEU Does Not Change Its Mind
EU Court of Justice rules on use of trademarks on non-OEM spare parts
The Italian Patent and Trademark Office grants reputed trademark protection to “EXCELLENCE” by Lindt
The Italian Patent and Trademark Office upheld Lindt's opposition against the registration of the ETNA EXCELLENCE trademark for chocolate and similar products, in light of Lindt's prior rights to the EXCELLENCE trademark.
The principle of trademark validation according to the EU Court of Justice: the case of the Heitech trademark
The Court of Justice has outlined the characters of the concept of "acquiescence" as expressed in Directive 2008/95 and Regulation 207/2009, with particular regard to its application following the sending of a letter of formal notice and the filing of the writ of summons.
The Italian Court of Cassation protects K-WAY’s coloured bands
The Italian Court of Cassation ruled in favour of the protection of K-Way’s “coloured stripe” figurative trademarks in proceedings against Armani
Chanel looses against Huawei: the relevant trademarks are not similar
The Court dismissed the opposition to the registration of the below Huawei’s EU figurative trademark in class 9, filed by the well-known fashion house Chanel
EUIPO erroneously declared invalid Lego’s EU design of a brick
The Court concluded that EUIPO had not ascertained that all of the features of appearance of the contested design were solely dictated by the technical function of the relevant product.
According to the EU General Court the slogan “It’s Like Milk, But Made for Humans” has a distinctive character and can be registered as a trademark
The Court stated that the slogan “It’s Like Milk, But Made for Humans” has the minimum degree of distinctive character required for it to be registered as a trademark.
The Nexthing trademark does not infringe the Next trademark, says the IP Court of Rome
The Court ruled in favour of the petitioner Nexthing Ltd which had requested an urgent declaration of non-infringement, by its homonymous word and figurative trademarks, of the NEXT (word and figurative) trademarks belonging to the defendant Next Holding SpA
EU General Court confirms that “WINDSOR – CASTLE” can be registered as a trademark
The Court endorsed the applicant’s arguments and stated that the words “WINDSOR – CASTLE” did not describe the products claimed in the application or their characteristics.