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Court of Justice decision on genuine use of a CTM in the Community in Onel v Omel

  • D Young & Co
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  • European Union
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  • December 19 2012

The Court of Justice decision has today issued in the much anticipated ONEL v OMEL case on the territorial extent of use required to constitute "genuine

EU General Court decides trademark dispute in favor of Anheuser-Busch

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • January 25 2013

In a long-running dispute between Anheuser-Busch LLC and Budějovický Budvar, národini podnik, the European Union's (EU's) General Court

A man walks into a bar and orders a "BUD"...

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • February 4 2013

The General Court of the EU has recently ruled that Anheuser-Busch is entitled to register 'BUD' as a trademark across the EU, 17 years after its

Another win for perfume brands before the CJEU

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • July 23 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that perfume testers that were marked "Not for Sale" were not put on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA) by the marks' proprietors or with its consent in accordance with Article 13(1) of the Community Trade Mark Regulation (EC) No 4094 (the Regulation)and Article 7(1) of the Trade Marks Directive (the Directive

The famous Czech beer trade mark "Budweiser" definitely stays home

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union
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  • October 11 2010

The famous beer trade mark "Budweiser" can now be used in the EU only by the Czech brewery Budějovický Budvar

Lego trade mark hits a brick wall

  • Wedlake Bell
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  • European Union
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  • October 12 2010

As some readers may know, the 3D shape of the rectangular red Lego brick achieved registration as a Community Trade Mark back in October 1999

European Court of Justice rules that shape of Lego brick cannot be protected as trademark

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 28 2010

Confirming that a shape cannot be registered as a trademark if all of its essential characteristics merely perform a technical function, the European Court of Justice held that Lego's iconic three-dimensional trademark for a Lego brick was invalid under Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of CTM Regulation 4094 EEC (now replaced by 2009207EC) because its shape is necessary to obtain a technical result

LEGO trade mark application hits a brick wall

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 27 2010

The LEGO brick is one of the most commercially successful toys that ever came on the market and a highly recognisable product

Comparison of interchangeable products misleading if information like brand is missing

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • European Union
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  • November 29 2010

In Lidl SNC v Vierzon Distribution SA before the European Court of Justice, Lidl argued that Vierzon's advertisement comparing prices was misleading

This bud’s for Budvar

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
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  • August 27 2010

The Court of Justice of the European Communities dismissed an appeal by Anheuser-Busch from the General Court and the Board of Appeal at the Oppositional Division (OHIM) that its "Budweiser" trade mark should be registered despite the presence of three other "Budweiser" marks owned by Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik ("Budvar"), which opposed the registration of "Budweiser" by Anheuser-Busch

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