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 the EU figurative mark POLO CLUB SAINT-TROPEZ HARAS DE GASSIN – Earlier EU figurative marks BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Production of additional evidence – Discretion conferred … Continue reading Polo Club v EUIPO – Lifestyle Equities (Polo Club Saint-Tropez Haras De Gassin): ECFI 10 Nov 2016
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark FUNNY BANDS – Earlier national trade name FUNNY BANDS – Earlier national Internet domain name ‘www.funny-bands.com’ – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Use of a sign in the course of trade … Continue reading Out Of The Blue v OHMI – Dubois And Autre (Funny Bands): ECFI 19 Nov 2014
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark YouView+ – Earlier Benelux figurative trade mark You View YouView.tv – Late submission of documents – Discretion granted by Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Concept of a ‘provision to the contrary’ – Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Youview.Tv v OHMI – Youview Tv (Youview+): ECFI 1 Jul 2014
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark BIMBO DOUGHNUTS – Earlier national word mark DOGHNUTS – Relative ground for refusal – Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Application for alteration – Admissibility Citations: … Continue reading Bimbo v OHMI – Panrico (Bimbo Doughnuts): ECFI 10 Oct 2012
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for registration of the Community figurative mark OUTBURST – Earlier national word mark OUTBURST – Genuine use of the earlier trade mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Production of evidence … Continue reading Rehbein v OHMI – Dias Martinho (Outburst): ECFI 28 Mar 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
ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for registration of the Community word mark FISHBONE – Earlier national figurative mark FISHBONE BEACHWEAR – Relative ground for refusal – Partial refusal of registration – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Consideration of additional evidence – Statement of reasons – Proof of genuine use … Continue reading New Yorker Shk Jeans v OHMI – Vallis K – Vallis A (Fishbone): ECFI 29 Sep 2011
ECFI Community trade mark – Revocation proceedings – Community word mark CENTROTHERM – Genuine use of the mark – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion – Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Admissibility of new evidence – Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 … Continue reading Centrotherm Systemtechnik v OHMI – Centrotherm Clean Solutions (Centrotherm): ECFI 15 Sep 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 – Judgment – EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark SKYLEADER – Failure to take into account evidence adduced before the Board of Appeal – Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001] – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 [now Article … Continue reading Skyleader v EUIPO – Sky International (Skyleader): ECFI 4 May 2018
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 – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark ALPHAREN – Earlier national word marks ALPHA D3 – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Consideration of new evidence by the Board of Appeal following a judgment annulling a decision … Continue reading Opko Ireland Global Holdings v EUIPO – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Alpharen): ECFI 26 Jan 2017
ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark CITRUS SATURDAY – Earlier national word mark CITRUS – Late submission of documents – Discretion conferred by Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rule 19 and Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95) ECLI:EU:T:2016:569, [2016] EUECJ T-539/15 Bailii European … Continue reading Llr-G5 v EUIPO – Glycan Finance (Silicium Organique G5 Llr-G5): ECFI 28 Sep 2016
ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark CITRUS SATURDAY – Earlier national word mark CITRUS – Late submission of documents – Discretion conferred by Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rule 19 and Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 ECLI:EU:T:2016:569, [2016] EUECJ T-400/15 Bailii European … Continue reading Pinto Eliseu Baptista Lopes Canhoto v EUIPO – University College London (Citrus Saturday): 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) European Union trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for European Union figurative mark GROUP Company TOURISM and TRAVEL – Earlier, non-registered national figurative marks GROUP Company TOURISM and TRAVEL – Relative ground for refusal – Application of national law – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Evidence establishing the content … Continue reading Group OOD v EUIPO – Iliev (Group Company Tourism and Travel): ECFI 29 Jun 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 Community word mark KENZO – Earlier Community word mark KENZO – Relative ground for refusal – Reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Duty to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 – Late submission of documents – Discretion … Continue reading Tsujimoto v OHMIi – Kenzo (Kenzo): ECFI 22 Jan 2015
ECJ (Judgment) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark KENZO – Earlier Community word mark KENZO – Relative ground for refusal – Reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Late submission of documents – Discretion of the Board of Appeal – Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 … Continue reading Tsujimoto v OHMI – Kenzo (Kenzo): ECFI 22 Jan 2015
ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for three-dimensional Community mark – Shape of a blade of grass in a bottle – Earlier national three-dimensional mark – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 75, Article 76(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Production of evidence for the … Continue reading Cedc International v OHMI – Underberg (Forme D’Un Brin D’Herbe Dans Une Bouteille): ECFI 11 Dec 2014
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
ECJ (Judgment) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Community – Word mark KENZO ESTATE – Earlier Community word mark KENZO – Relative ground for . .
