ECJ Judgment – EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark ALDIANO – Earlier EU word mark ALDI – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 ECLI:EU:T:2016:741, [2016] EUECJ T-391/15 Bailii European Intellectual Property Updated: … Continue reading Aldi GmbH and Co KG v EUIPO – Cantina Tollo (Aldiano): ECFI 15 Dec 2016

ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Natural Instinct Dog and Cat food as nature intended – Earlier EU word marks INSTINCT and NATURE’S VARIETY – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Nature of the use – Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Rule 22(3) and … Continue reading M I Industries v EUIPO – Natural Instinct (Natural Instinct Dog and Cat Food As Nature Intended): ECFI 15 Feb 2017

Judgment – EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark PAL – Partial revocation – Genuine use of the mark – Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Form differing from the registered mark – Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 T-397/15, [2016] EUECJ T-397/15 Bailii … Continue reading Pal-Bullermann v EUIPO – Symaga (Pal): ECFI 14 Dec 2016