| Two decisions from EUIPO Grand Board |
| Tags: Grand Board, bad faith, descriptive, proof of use, morality |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 14/09/2021 @ 16.00 |
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| GREECE: No "energy" for a wind turbine figurative mark |
| Tags: Greece, descriptiveness, lack of distinctiveness, misleading marks, figurative marks, absolute grounds for refusal |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 06/09/2019 @ 14.00 |
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| AG Opinion in the "Neuschwanstein" fairytale castle trade mark dispute |
| Tags: tourism, AG, GC, descriptive, locality, geographical trade mark |
| Posted By: Birgit Clark |
| Posted on 12/01/2018 @ 14.10 |
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| General Court: KLOSTERSTOFF |
| Tags: descriptive, slang meaning, alcohol |
| Posted By: Birgit Clark |
| Posted on 31/10/2017 @ 13.01 |
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| Saved by the (R)? General Court decides on the 'LIMBIC(R) SALES' trade mark |
| Tags: EUTM; General Court; absolute grounds; descriptiveness; limbic system; behavioural economics |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 24/02/2017 @ 08.56 |
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| EUIPO “smart-seals”(?) equality |
| Tags: EUIPO, Board of Appeal, absolute grounds for refusal, descriptiveness, lack of distinctive character, smart, seal, equality, legality, sound administration, past practice |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 13/02/2017 @ 08.38 |
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| May I have a CAFFE NERO in General Court? |
| Tags: caffe nero, general court, absolute grounds, descriptive, italy, coffee |
| Posted By: Laetitia Lagarde |
| Posted on 15/11/2016 @ 21.57 |
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| General Court: Vogue is not descriptive or laudatory for class 3 goods |
| Tags: General Court, Vogue, descriptive, laudatory, fashion, cosmetics |
| Posted By: Laetitia Lagarde |
| Posted on 18/09/2016 @ 19.08 |
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| 'WOODCRACKER' not in dictionary, so distinctive for machines |
| Tags: Finland, registrability, descriptive mark, distinctive mark, dictionary meaning |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 04/04/2016 @ 00.10 |
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| General Court on the 'SCOPE' of the notion of descriptiveness |
| Tags: General Court, Descriptiveness, distinctive character, invalidity request, Scope, EUTM |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 03/04/2016 @ 19.08 |
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