ECJ (EU Trade Mark – Opposition Proceedings : Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative trade mark GPTech – Earlier EU word marks GP JOULE – Failure to produce before the Opposition Division proof of entitlement to file a notice of opposition – Proof first produced before the Board … Continue reading GP Joule Pv v EUIPO – Green Power Technologies (Gptech): ECFI 21 Jun 2017
ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Fair and Lovely – Earlier national and Benelux word marks FAIR and LOVELY – Decision on the appeal – Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Right to be heard – Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 … Continue reading Unilever v EUIPO – Technopharma (Fair and Lovely): ECFI 17 Feb 2017
ECJ Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 74(2) – Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – First and third subparagraphs of Rule 50(1) – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark – Existence of the mark – Evidence submitted in support of the opposition after the expiry of the … Continue reading Bernhard Rintisch v Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market, Valfleuri Pates Alimentaires Sa: ECJ 3 Oct 2013
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Notification of the opposing party’s pleading before the Board of Appeal – Rules 50(1), 20(2) and 67(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – Rights of the defence Citations: T-279/09, [2012] EUECJ T-279/09 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 67(1) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 04 November 2022; … Continue reading Aiello v Ohmi – Cantoni Itc (100% Capri) (Community Trade Mark): ECFI 12 Jul 2012
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PROTIVITAL – Earlier national word and figurative marks PROTIPLUS, PROTI and PROTIPOWER – Late submission of documents – Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Concept of a provision to … Continue reading Rintisch v OHMI – Valfleuri Pates Alimentaires (Protivital): ECFI 16 Dec 2011
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PROTI SNACK – Earlier national word and figurative marks PROTIPLUS, PROTI and PROTIPOWER – Late submission of documents – Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Concept of a provision … Continue reading Rintisch v OHMI – Bariatrix Europe (Proti Snack): ECFI 16 Dec 2011
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Revocation proceedings – Community figurative mark MOTOBI B PESARO – Genuine use of the mark – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Evidence submitted against the application for revocation after the expiry of the period set for that purpose – Failure to take account thereof – … Continue reading Benelli QJ v OhHMI – Demharter (Motobi B Pesaro): ECFI 2 Feb 2016
EU Trade Mark – Invalidity Proceedings : Judgment – EU figurative mark Superior Quality Cigarettes FILTER CIGARETTES Raquel – Earlier international figurative mark Marlboro – Relative ground for refusal – Reputation – Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Discretion of the Board of Appeal – Article 76(2) of … Continue reading Philip Morris Brands v EUIPO – Explosal (Superior Quality Cigarettes Filter Cigarettes Raquel): ECFI 1 Feb 2018
ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark FITNESS – Absolute grounds for refusal – No distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c), Article 52(1)(a) and Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rule 37(b)(iv) and Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – Production of evidence … Continue reading European Food v EUIPO – Societe Des Produits Nestle (Fitness): ECFI 28 Sep 2016
(Judgment) Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 76(2) – Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – Rule 50(1), third subparagraph – Figurative mark – Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier trade mark – Proof of the existence, validity and extent of the protection of the earlier trade mark – Consideration … Continue reading EUIPO v Grau Ferrer: ECJ 21 Jul 2016
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark MOTO B – Earlier non-registered national figurative marks MOTOBI – Relative ground for refusal – Evidence that the earlier non-registered marks are well known – Article 8(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 6bis of the Paris Convention … Continue reading Benelli QJ v OHMI – Demharter (Moto B): ECFI 2 Feb 2016
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark PETCO – Earlier Community figurative mark PETCO – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Suspension of the administrative proceedings – Rule 20(7)(c) and Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – Plea … Continue reading Petco Animal Supplies Stores v OHMI – Gutierrez Ariza (Petco): ECFI 21 Oct 2015
ECJ Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 74(2) – Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – First and third subparagraphs of Rule 50(1) – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark – Existence of the mark – Evidence submitted in support of the opposition after the expiry of the … Continue reading Bernhard Rintisch v Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market, Valfleuri Pates Alimentaires Sa: C-121/12: ECJ 3 Oct 2013
rintisch_ohmiECFI2012 ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PROTIACTIVE – Earlier national word and figurative marks PROTIPLUS, PROTI and PROTIPOWER – Late submission of documents – Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Concept of a provision … Continue reading Rintisch v OHMI – Valfleuri Pates Alimentaires (Protiactive): ECFI 16 Dec 2011
