Healthy things and Paris Bar – two new GC decisions on “weak marks”
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on 15 March, 2024 at Kluwer Trademark Blog On 13 March 2024, the General Court (3rd and 7th Chamber) issued two judgments dealing with weak marks in the sense the most trademark practitioners applaud, namely granting descriptive elements in trademarks...
BASMATI – or: Back into the Past?
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on 15 January 2024 at Kluwer Trademark Blog On AG Szpunar’s Opinion in Case C-801/22 P BASMATI was the first of the appeals to the CJEU in the three „Brexit cases“. The other two are APE TEES (EUIPO v Nowhere, C-337/22...
CJEU on “testarossa” – to the rescue of vintage brands
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on 15 February, 2021 at Kluwer Trademark Blog Vintage brands – generally well-known marks that have been phased out but live on in consumers’ memories – face the challenge that trademarks that are not used are cancelled. The CJEU judgment...
CJEU on EU trademark appeals in 2020 – year in review
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on 30 December, 2020 at Kluwer Trademark Blog Here‘s a look-back on the year that is about to end, with a promise not to say anything about Covid, Brexit, or Trump! This is about CJEU rulings in 2020 concerning appeals filed in trade...
The bad faith conundrum in the EU continues – KOTON, SKY, ANN TAYLOR, NEYMAR, CAFÉ DEL MAR
by Florica Rus, Verena von Bomhard - Published on 31 October, 2019 at Kluwer Trademark Blog Bad faith is on the rise – whether in reality or as a useful weapon against trade marks is another question. Recently, both the General Court (GC) and the Court...