This case is about likelihood of confusion as much as it is about the right to a fair hearing before EUIPO’s Board of Appeal.Facts and BoA DecisionThe plaintiff had opposed the application of the…
Of Sea Lions and SEAT Leons: Swiss Court Weighs in on Automobile TrademarksHow different do “animal trademarks” need to be to coexist in the Swiss market? A recent decision from the Swiss Federal…
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By judgment of 30 April 2025, the General Court of the European Union upheld the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO finding a likelihood of confusion between the two figurative…
