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European Union - September 26 2012
In Comercial Losan SLU v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) (Case T-466/09, July 5 2012), the General Court has upheld a decision of the First Board of Appeal confirming that a mark that was the subject of a Community trademark (CTM) application was likely to be confused with an earlier similar mark for identical or similar goods and services owned by fast food giant McDonald’s.
European Union - August 30 2012
In Case T-312/11 Süd-Chemie AG v OHIM (13 June 2012), the General Court has rejected an application for annulment brought by the owner of the mark CERATOFIX of a decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal annulling the Opposition Division’s decision upholding an opposition to a CTM application for CERATIX.
Belgium, European Union - July 24 2012
In Pie Optiek v Bureau Gevers (Case C-376/11, May 3 2012), Advocate General Trstenjak has opined on the interpretation of Article 12(2) of Regulation 874/2004 relating to public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of ‘.eu’ top-level domains and the principles governing registration - and, in particular, the registration of an ‘.eu’ domain name by licensees of prior rights.
European Union - July 24 2012
In Universal Display Corp v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) (Case T-435/11, May 2 2012), the General Court has upheld a decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM to refuse to register the word mark UNIVERSALPHOLED.
European Union - June 14 2012
In Case T-63/09 Volkswagen AG v OHIM (21 March 2012), the General Court has upheld a decision of the Second Board of Appeal which had rejected an opposition to a CTM application for the mark SWIFT GTi.
