NGE On Demand: Trademark Updates Post Brexit with Andrea Fuelleman
The UK Court of Appeal has for the first time chosen to diverge from a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), making use of the powers given to it following the UK's exit from the European Union....more
In its judgment C-693/17 earlier this year, the CJEU confirmed a decision of the GC in design invalidity proceedings, in which the proprietor of a trademark protecting the image of product packaging successfully took action...more
Are apples different from pears? Or are they both just fruit? Or, as cockney rhyming slang would have it, are they stairs? These are the questions (excepting the last one) that the distinguished judges of the Court of Justice...more
(Judgment of 11 October 2017 in Case C-501/15 P – EUIPO v Cactus) - The CJEU confirms that two cases which fundamentally changed the EUIPO approach to construing the scope of protection of EUTMs do not have retroactive...more
In EUIPO v Deluxe Laboratories (Case C-437/15 P), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) allowed an appeal against a General Court decision in which the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) was held to have...more
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the latest bulletin from the field of trademarks. As in every quarter, we present the most interesting news in an engaging, easily understandable manner. In this issue, we focus on the...more