ECJ Judgment – Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 8(1)(b) – Article 8(5) – Word mark GOLDEN BALLS – Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier Community word mark BALLON D’OR – Relevant public – Similarity of the signs – Likelihood of confusion C. Toader, Acting P C-581/13, [2014] … Continue reading Intra-Presse v OHIM: ECJ 20 Nov 2014

ECJ Opinion – Appeal – Community trade mark – Trade mark which has a reputation for the purposes of Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 – Conditions governing protection – Invalidity proceedings – Rule 38 of Regulation No 2868/95 – Obligation to produce, in the language of the proceedings, the documents supporting the application for … Continue reading Rubinstein And L’Oreal v OHIM: ECJ 16 Feb 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark NC NICKOL – Earlier Community figurative mark NIKE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 Citations: T-207/09, [2011] EUECJ T-207/09 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation No 40/94 … Continue reading El Jirari Bouzekri v OHMI – Nike International (Nc Nickol): ECFI 27 Sep 2011

ECJ Appeal – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 8(5) – Community word marks BOTOLIST and BOTOCYL – Community and national figurative and word marks BOTOX – Declaration of invalidity – Relative grounds for refusal – Damage to reputation Judges: A. Tizzano, P Citations: C-100/11, [2012] EUECJ C-100/11 – P Links: … Continue reading Rubinstein And L’Oreal v OHIM: ECJ 10 May 2012

ECFI Community trade mark Opposition proceedings – Application for registration of the Community figurative mark BoomerangTV – Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks BOOMERANG and Boomerang Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention – No damage … Continue reading El Corte Ingles v OHMI- Abril Sanchez and Ricote Saugar (Boomerang): ECFI 17 Jun 2008

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark PM PROTON MOTOR – Earlier national, Benelux and Community word and figurative marks PROTON – Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Lack of similarity between the goods and services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 … Continue reading Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional v OHMI – Proton Motor Fuel Cell (Pm Proton Motor): ECFI 27 Sep 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word marks BOTOLIST and BOTOCYL – Earlier national figurative and word marks BOTOX – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Obligation to state the reasons on which … Continue reading Rubinstein v OHMI – Allergan (Botolist): ECFI 16 Dec 2010

ECJ Appeal Community trade mark Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Article 8(5) Reputation Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark Application for registration as a Community trade mark of the word mark ‘TDK’ Opposition by the proprietor of the Community and national word and figurative marks TDK Refusal to … Continue reading Aktieselskabet v OHIM: ECJ 12 Dec 2008

ECJ Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Application for the Community figurative trade mark CITI Earlier Community word mark CITIBANK Relative ground for refusal Reputation Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94). Citations: T-181/05, [2008] EUECJ T-181/05 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 40/94) 8(5) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.266939

Europa Appeal Community trade mark Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Article 8(5) Refusal to register Earlier trade mark of repute NASDAQ Figurative sign ‘nasdaq’ Use of the earlier mark for goods and services allegedly offered free of charge Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark Relevant public. C-320/07, [2008] … Continue reading Antartica Srl v OHIM (Trade Mark): ECJ 12 Mar 2009

ECJ Appeals – Community trade mark – Figurative mark containing the word element ‘BEATLE’ – Opposition by the proprietor of the Community and national word and figurative marks containing the word elements ‘BEATLES’ and ‘THE BEATLES’ – Refusal of registration by the Board of Appeal – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 C-294/12, [2013] … Continue reading Youq Bv v Apple Corps Ltd, (OHIM): ECJ 14 May 2013