ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the figurative Community mark Castello – Earlier national figurative mark ‘Castello’ – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009 – Right to be heard – Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No … Continue reading Lidl Stiftung v OHMI – Horno Del Espinar (Castello): ECFI 5 May 2015

ECJ Judgment – EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark HOT JOKER – Earlier national figurative mark Joker – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 – Article … Continue reading Novomatic v EUIPO – Granini France (Hot Joker): ECFI 19 Apr 2016

ECJ Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark GUDDY – Earlier Community word mark GUCCI – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Highly distinctive character of the earlier mark by reason of the public’s recognition of that mark – Evidence – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Guccio Gucci v Ohmi – Chang Qing Qing (Guddy): ECFI 12 Jul 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark BELLRAM – Earlier national word and figurative marks RAM and Ram – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Right to be heard – Articles 63(2), 75 and 76 of Regulation … Continue reading Lidl Stiftung and Co. Kg v Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market (Trade Marks And Designs): ECFI 15 Jan 2013

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 Community word mark KARRA – national and Community figurative previous Kara – Name Conceria Kara Srl and trade name Kara – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 75, first sentence, of Regulation (EC) No. 207/2009 – Article 42, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Conceria Kara v OHMI – Dima (Karra): ECFI 3 May 2012

Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark FSA K-FORCE – Earlier Community word mark FORCE-X – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 Citations: T-558/13, [2015] EUECJ T-558/13 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation No 207/2009 … Continue reading FSA v OHMI – Motokit Veiculos E Acessorios (FSA K-Force): ECFI 4 Mar 2015

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark BIODANZA – Earlier national word mark BIODANZA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Death of the trade mark applicant before adoption of the decision of the Board of Appeal … Continue reading Arrieta D Gross v OHMI – International Biocentric Foundation And Others (Biodanza): ECFI 8 Mar 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark BAM – Earlier national figurative mark BAM – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the goods – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-426/09, [2011] EUECJ T-426/09 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Bayerische Asphaltmischwerke v OHMI – Koninklijke Bam Groep (Bam): ECFI 26 Oct 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

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ZIECON – Earlier Community word mark CERCON – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8, paragraph 1 b) of Regulation (EC) No 207 / 2009 – Examination of the facts – Article 76 of Regulation No … Continue reading Jyoti Ceramic Industries v OHMI – Degudent (Ziecon): ECFI 1 Jul 2014

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 – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark Lenah.C – Earlier national word mark LEMA – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-802/14, [2016] EUECJ T-802/14, ECLI:EU:T:2016:25 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Intellectual Property Updated: 18 April 2022; … Continue reading Laboratorios Ern v OHMI – Michelle Menard (Lenah.C): ECFI 21 Jan 2016

ECJ (Order) Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Application for registration of the word mark ALEX – Opposition by the proprietor of the national word marks ALEX and the national figurative mark containing the word element ‘ALEX’ … Continue reading KS Sports v EUIPO: ECJ 14 Apr 2016

Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Community – Word mark PROTICURD – Earlier national word marks PROTI and PROTIPLUS – Earlier national figurative mark Proti Power – Relative ground for refusal – Admissibility – Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 and Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Rintisch v OHMI – Compagnie Laitiere Europeenne (Proticurd): ECFI 24 Sep 2015

Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark ALEX – National word and figurative marks ALEX – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation … Continue reading Bh Stores v OHMI – Alex Toys (Alex): ECFI 2 Jul 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark Momarid – Earlier Community word mark LONARID – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Relevant public – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 … Continue reading Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma v OHMI – Nepentes Pharma (Momarid): ECFI 2 Dec 2014

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark Royal County of Berkshire POLO CLUB – Earlier Community figurative trade marks BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Duty to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – … Continue reading Royal County Of Berkshire Polo Club v OHMI – Lifestyle Equities (Royal County Of Berkshire Polo Club): ECFI 26 Mar 2015