ECJ Judgment – EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark CAFE DEL SOL – Earlier national figurative mark Cafe del Sol – Failure to submit evidence in the language of the opposition proceedings – Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rules 19 and 20 of … Continue reading Guiral Broto v EUIPO – Gastro and Soul (Cafe Del Sol) T-549/15: ECFI 13 Dec 2016
ECJ Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 58 – Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 – Rules 49 and 50 – Word mark R10 – Opposition – Assignment – Admissibility of an appeal – Concept of ‘person entitled to appeal’ – Applicability of the OHIM Guidelines Judges: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, P … Continue reading OHIM v Nike International: ECJ 19 Jan 2012
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 – Opposition proceedings – Application for a Community figurative mark representing a shoe with two stripes on the side – Earlier national trade mark representing a shoe with three stripes on the side – Relative ground for refusal – Failure to substantiate the earlier right – Failure to translate elements essential … Continue reading Adidas v OHMI – Patrick Holding (Representation D’Une Chaussure Avec Deux Bandes): ECFI 29 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
ECJ Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Application for a Community figurative mark Neurim PHARMACEUTICALS Earlier Community and national word marks EURIM’PHARM Language of appeal proceedings Time’limits Admissibility of an appeal to the Board of Appeal Principle of proportionality Continuation of proceedings Restitutio in integrum Articles 59, 78 and 78a of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Rule … Continue reading Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) v OHMI – Eurim-Pharm Arzneimittel (Neurim Pharmaceuticals): ECFI 17 Sep 2008
ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for an EU word mark GO SPORT – Earlier national word marks GO – Partial refusal of registration by the Opposition Division – Late filing of the statement of grounds of appeal – Inadmissibility of the appeal brought before the Board of Appeal – Article … Continue reading Groupe Go Sport v EUIPO – Design Go (Go Sport): ECFI 6 Dec 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
