Sky and Others (Community Trade Mark – Judgment): ECJ 29 Jan 2020

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Articles 7 and 51 – First Directive 89/104/EEC – Articles 3 and 13 – Identification of the goods or services covered by the registration – Failure to comply with the requirements of clarity and precision – Bad faith of the applicant – No intention to use the trade mark for the goods or services covered by the registration – Total or partial invalidity of the trade mark – National legislation requiring the applicant to state that he or she intends to use the trade mark applied for

M Vilaras P
C-371/18, [2020] EUECJ C-371/18, [2020] WLR(D) 54, [2020] Bus LR 1550, ECLI:EU:C:2020:45, [2019] EUECJ C-371/18_O
Bailii, WLRD, Bailii
European

Intellectual Property

Updated: 27 January 2022; Ref: scu.654734