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…
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…
Dispute and Facts
Munich SL owns an EU registration of 2004 for the following figurative mark:
This representation means that the crossed stripes are placed on the side of a shoe. The registration…
