The Tea Board v EUIPO: ECJ 20 Sep 2017

Eu Trade Mark – Articlea 8 (B) – Word Marks and Figurative Marks Including The Word Element : Judgment – Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 8(1)(b) – Word marks and figurative marks including the word element ‘darjeeling’ or ‘darjeeling collection de lingerie’ – Opposition by the proprietor of EU collective marks – Collective marks consisting of the geographical indication ‘Darjeeling’ – Article 66(2) – Essential function – Conflict with applications for registration of individual trade marks – Likelihood of confusion – Definition – Similarity of goods and services – Criteria for assessment – Article 8(5)

Citations:

C-673/15, [2017] EUECJ C-673/15

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

Intellectual Property

Updated: 30 March 2022; Ref: scu.595418