CFI – December 2, 2009 – VOLVO/ SOLVO The European Court of First Instance decided on December 2, 2009, that the marks VOLVO (word and word & device trademarks covering products of class 9) and SOLVO (in classes 9, 39 and 42) shown below were confusingly similar. The Board of Appeal had previously regarded the …
TPICE 19 novembre 2009 Le 19 novembre 2009, le Tribunal de Première Instance des Communautés a confirmé le refus d’enregistrement en classe 16 des marques verbales 150, 250, 350, 222, 333, 555 et 1000 et des marques semi-figurative 100 et 300, toutes déposées par la même société Polonaise. Le Tribunal a retenu l’existence d’un lien …
CFI – November 12, 2009- SPA / SPAGO On November 12, 2009, the European Court of First Instance upheld a low similarity between the Community trademark application for SpagO in class 33 and the earlier mark SPA in class 32. The marks at hands being short in length, the attention of the public was regarded …
OHIM – October 22, 2009 – MENADERM/XENADERM In two decisions of October 22 and 23, 2009, the Opposition Division of the OHIM considered that he mark MENADERM / XENADERN and DERMIK / DERMIO (each proceeding involving different parties) were confusingly similar. The suffix “DERM” was actually regarded as likely to be alluding to the Spanish …
OHIM – October 20, 2009- VINOPOLY / MONOPOLY On October 20, 2009, the Opposition Division of the OHIM upheld that the Community trademark application for VINOPOLY was confusingly similar with the earlier mark MONOPOLY. The signs coincided in the sequence -NOPOLY which made six letters shared out of eight. Aurally, the signs had the same …
Trade court of Paris – November 30, 2009 The French Trade Court of Paris upheld on November 30, 2009, a fine of 1.700.00 € against eBay: the auction site failed to take sufficient and appropriate measures so as to comply with the injunctions resulting from the decision of June 30, 2008, ruling eBay liability and …
eBay condamné à payer 1,7 million d’Euros à LVMH Read More »
CFI – November 19, 2009 – CANNABIS On November 19, 2009, the European Court of First Instance ruled that the Community word trademark CANNABIS was descriptive for “beer” in class 32 and “wine, spirits, liqueurs, sparkling beverages, sparking wine, champagne” in class 33. For the Court, “cannabis” could actually or potentially refer to one of …
CANNABIS est … descriptif de produits en classes 32 et 33! Read More »
