Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark WISENT – Earlier national three-dimensional mark ZUBROWKA – Relative grounds for refusal – Similarity of the marks – Articles 53(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-449/13, [2015] EUECJ T-449/13, ECLI:EU:T:2015:839 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: … Continue reading Cedc International v OHMI – Fabryka Wodek Polmos Lancut (Wisent): ECFI 12 Nov 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark WISENT – Earlier national three-dimensional mark ZUBROWKA – Relative grounds for refusal – Similarity of the marks – Articles 53(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-450/13, [2015] EUECJ T-450/13 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 European, Intellectual Property Updated: … Continue reading CEDC International v OHMI – Fabryka Wodek Polmos Lancut (Wisent Vodka): ECFI 12 Nov 2015

ECFI Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark URB – Earlier national collective word mark URB and earlier national collective figurative mark URB – Absolute ground for refusal – No bad faith on the part of the proprietor of the Community trade mark – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading URB Rulmenti Suceava v OHMI – Adiguzel (URB): ECFI 7 Nov 2014

ECFI Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark COLOR FOCUS – Earlier Community word mark FOCUS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the marks – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Abuse of right … Continue reading Lancome v OHMI – Focus Magazin Verlag (Color Focus): ECFI 5 Oct 2012

ECFI Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark sensi scandia – Earlier Community word mark SCANDIA HOME – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 S. Frimodt Nielsen, P T-516/12, [2014] EUECJ T-516/12, ECLI:EU:T:2014:811 Bailii Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Ted-Invest v OHMI – Scandia Down (Sensi Scandia): ECFI 25 Sep 2014

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark LITHOFIX – Earlier national and international word marks LITHOFIN – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of signs – Similarity of goods – No obligation for an examination to be carried out in relation to all the goods … Continue reading Lithomex v OHMI – Glaubrecht Stingel (Lithofix): ECFI 3 Jun 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark PENSA PHARMA and Community figurative mark pensa – Earlier national and Benelux word marks PENTASA – Express consent to the registration of the Community trade mark before submission of the application for a declaration of invalidity – Article 53(3) of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Pensa Pharma v OHMI – Ferring And Farmaceutisk Laboratorium Ferring (Pensa Pharma): ECFI 3 Jun 2015

ECFI Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark ROYAL SHAKESPEARE – Earlier Community word mark RSC-ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY – Relative grounds for invalidity – Mark with a reputation – Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Likelihood of association – Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or … Continue reading Jackson International v OHMI – Royal Shakespeare (Royal Shakespeare) (Community Trade Mark): ECFI 6 Jul 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark L112 – Earlier French word mark L.114 – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the goods – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – No genuine use of the earlier … Continue reading Certmedica International v OHMI – Lehning Entreprise (L112): ECFI 29 Feb 2012

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark ROD – Earlier national figurative marks RODI — Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Earlier opposition proceedings – Rule 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 Citations: T-75/15, [2016] … Continue reading Rod Leichtmetallrader v OHMI – Rodi Tr (Rod): ECFI 21 Jan 2016

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark SEQUOIA CAPITAL – Earlier Community word mark SEQUOIA – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Likelihood of confusion T-369/14, [2015] EUECJ T-369/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:733 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: … Continue reading Sequoia Capital Operations v OHMI – Sequoia Capital (Sequoia Capital): ECFI 30 Sep 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark Rock and Rock – Earlier national word marks MASTERROCK, FIXROCK, FLEXIROCK, COVERROCK and CEILROCK – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-436/12, [2015] EUECJ T-436/12, ECLI:EU:T:2015:477 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 European, Intellectual … Continue reading Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHMIi – Ceramicas Del Foix (Rock and Rock): ECFI 8 Jul 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative Community trade mark URB – Application for the earlier national mark URB, earlier national collective word mark URB, earlier national collective figurative mark URB and earlier international figurative marks URB – Absolute ground for refusal – No bad faith on the part of the … Continue reading Urb Rulmenti Suceava v OHMI – Adiguzel (URB): ECFI 21 May 2015