This is the Kluwer Blog Team wishing all our readers a Happy New Year – and providing the by now traditional yearly review of Luxembourg cases.
2022 was again a busy year for the courts in…
Not many cases make it to the Grand Board of Appeal of the EUIPO. The ICELAND cases did, including the first oral hearing ever before the Grand Board attracting lots of attention. There has been…
A judgment of the General Court demonstrates the controversial and problematic nature of retail services marks.
The ALDI/ALDIANO Case
The case concerns Aldi, the discount chain. An Aldi entity (in…
As expected, frankly wished for, and previously reported on this blog (see here), the EUIPO appealed the General Court’s Ape Tees decision (T-281/21) to the Court of Justice. The Court allowed this…
EUTM 17981629 in the name of Pest Control Office Limited
In May 2021, the Cancellation Division of the EUIPO declared the registration of Banksy’s Monkey image invalid on grounds of bad faith…
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Vintage marks – marks that only live on in people’s memories, but not on…
On 12 October 2022, the General Court decided on the invalidity action by Shopify, Inc. against the EUTM
for a number of goods and services in classes 9, 35, and 38 (T‑222/21). The GC confirmed the…
In two parallel decisions of 19 October 2022, the General Court confirmed the cancellation of the figurative “Lío” marks as shown above registered in the name of a German individual (let’s call…
Readers might recall an earlier article (see here) discussing the positions of the General Court (GC) and the EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal (BoA) regarding (dis…
