MAGORA v GRUPO AGORA: EU Court confirms likelihood of confusion
The EU General Court upholds the rejection of the word mark MAGORA due to a likelihood of confusion with the earlier figurative mark GRUPO AGORA.
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ABACCO’S STEAKHOUSE v ABAC: EU Court Confirms Likelihood of Confusion
The EU General Court upholds the refusal of the ABACCO'S STEAKHOUSE mark due to a likelihood of confusion with the earlier Spanish word mark…
Read moreDENTEK v dentix: No likelihood of confusion despite similar dental care products
The EU General Court confirms: no likelihood of confusion between the word mark DENTEK and the figurative mark dentix, as the element 'dent' is…
Read moreCYBERPEACE v CyberPeace Institute: Federal Administrative Court confirms partial revocation
The Federal Administrative Court confirms the partial revocation of the «CyberPeace Institute Humanitarian Cybersecurity Center (fig.)» mark due to a likelihood of confusion with…
Read moreANTMINER v ANTCHAIN: General Court confirms likelihood of confusion
Bitmain sought to register the word mark ANTMINER as an EU trade mark. The proprietor of the earlier mark ANTCHAIN opposed. The General Court…
Read moreATHLETA: EU General Court upholds revocation of word mark for lack of genuine use
The EU General Court dismissed the actions brought by Athleta (ITM), Inc. against two EUIPO Board of Appeal decisions. The ATHLETA word mark remains…
Read moreTelefónica v EUIPO: word mark ‘e plus’ remains protected
The General Court annulled EUIPO's decision revoking Telefónica's word mark ‘e plus’ for lack of genuine use. The evidence proved use for telecommunications services.
Read moreT-Head (Shanghai) Semiconductor v EUIPO: word mark HEAD prevails
The General Court confirms the likelihood of confusion between the applied-for figurative mark T-HEAD and the earlier HEAD marks. T-Head (Shanghai) Semiconductor Co. Ltd's…
Read moreULTRADRY: Golf equipment maker fails with EU word mark
Cobra Golf sought to register the word mark ULTRADRY for golf bags. The General Court upheld the refusal: the term describes the ability to…
Read moreKROMAT v CROMA: EU General Court annuls Board of Appeal decision
The EU General Court annulled the Board of Appeal decision in the KROMAT/CROMA opposition. The Board had assessed likelihood of confusion only for the…
Read moreFITNESS word mark: EU Court upholds invalidity
The EU Court confirms that the FITNESS word mark is descriptive for foodstuffs and therefore invalid. Nestlé loses the case.
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