ECJ Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 8(4) – Application for registration of the word and figurative mark BUD – Opposition – Indication of geographical origin ‘bud’ – Protection under the Lisbon Agreement and bilateral treaties between two Member States – Use in the course of trade – Sign … Continue reading Anheuser-Busch v Budejovicky Budvar: ECJ 29 Mar 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark BASmALI – Earlier non-registered trade mark and earlier sign BASMATI – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Citations: T-304/09, [2012] EUECJ T-304/09 Links: Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: … Continue reading Tilda Riceland Private v OHMI – Siam Grains (Basmali): ECFI 18 Jan 2012

ECJ Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative Community trade mark Golden Elephant Brand – Non-registered national figurative mark GOLDEN ELEPHANT – Relative ground for refusal – Reference to the national law governing the earlier mark – Common-law action for passing-off – Article 74(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(1) of Regulation … Continue reading Tresplain Investments v OHMI- Hoo Hing (Golden Elephant Brand): ECFI 9 Dec 2010

ECJ (Opinion) Appeal – Community trade mark – Article 8(4) of Regulation No 40/94 – Opposition by the proprietor of the appellation of origin Bud – Use in the course of trade – Sign of more than mere local significance. Judges: Cruz Villalon AG Citations: C-96/09, [2010] EUECJ C-96/09 – O Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation … Continue reading Anheuser-Busch v Budejovicky Budvar: ECJ 14 Sep 2010

ECJ Community trade mark Invalidity proceedings – Community trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours green and yellow – Absolute ground for refusal – Distinctive character acquired through use Article 7(3) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(3) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Relative ground … Continue reading BCS v OHMI – Deere And Jaune: ECFI 28 Oct 2009

Europa Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Applications for Community word and figurative marks BUD Appellations ‘bud’ Relative grounds for refusal Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. Citations: T-257/06, [2008] EUECJ T-257/06 Links: Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.279127

ECFI Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Applications for Community word and figurative marks BUD Appellations ‘bud’ Relative grounds for refusal Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. Citations: T-225/06, [2008] EUECJ T-225/06, [2013] EUECJ T-225/06 Links: Bailii, Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.279125