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Opponent’s prayers are not answered as General Court recognises 2021 strength of term ‘amen’

“This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in May 2021. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com.”   The General Court has annulled a decision of the Board of Appeal nding that there was a likelihood of confusion between ÂME and AMEN. The court found that ‘amen’ possesses a clear …

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Good news for Allergan as General Court confirms genuine use of JUVEDERM ULTRA in Class 5

This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in December 2020. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com Dermavita sought the revocation of Allergan’s mark JUVEDERM ULTRA on the ground of non-use The EUIPO found that there had been genuine use of the mark in relation to goods in Class 5 …

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Shoot for the moon (boots) and if you miss, you’ll land… with a non-distinctive mark

This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in September 2020). For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com. The Cancellation Division cancelled Tecnica’s 3D mark for the shape of the moon boots for all footwear products in Class 25 The Board of Appeal confirmed, considering that the characteristics invoked by Tecnica …

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Trademarks can have a makeover without affecting their distinctiveness or genuine use

This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in July 2020. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com. Dermavita filed an action for the cancellation of Allergan’s JUVÉDERM mark in Class 5 on the ground of non-use Allergan submitted proof of use and the action was rejected; on appeal, Dermavita argued …

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Anticipate your divorce (continued): CJEU considers existence of economic link between parties

This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in May 2020. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com. Gugler France sough a declaration of invalidity of the mark GUGLER, owned by Gugler GmbH The CJEU confirmed that the economic link between the parties when the application for registration of the mark …

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La Cour de Justice maintient son approche stricte de l’analyse du caractère distinctif

Cet article a d’abord été publié dans WTR Daily, faisant partie de la World Trademark Review, en (Février/2020). Pour plus d’informations, aller sur www.worldtrademarkreview.com. L’EUIPO a rejeté une demande de marque tridimensionnelle consistant en la forme d’un lacet de chaussure au motif qu’elle était dépourvue de tout caractère distinctif. La Cour a confirmé que la …

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« Les services de vente au détail »… J’achète ou pas ?!

Le monopole conféré par un droit de marque est délimité d’une part, par le signe que l’on dépose et d’autre part, par le libellé des activités qu’il couvre (via le choix d’un libellé spécifique regroupé au sein de différentes classes administratives). Ces deux points vont en effet permettre de cantonner le monopole du titulaire comme …

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