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On January 2012, Mr. Mariano Esquitino Madrid, filed an application for registration of the following EU trademark for goods in classes 3, 14 and 18. On December 2016, Chocolates Lacasa Internacional, S.A., applied to the EUIPO for invalidity of the said EUTM on the basis of, among others, its EU word mark "Conguitos" registered in class 30.

On November 2014, PWT A/S, obtained international registration designating the EU of the following trademark for goods, inter alia, in class 25. On June 2016, Rolex SA, filed a notice of opposition to registration for the contested mark, based on the following earlier EU trademarks, for goods in class 14, inter alia. The Opposition Division upheld the opposition.

Unfair competition. Publication of the decision. Grounds of the action.In this case, the plaintiff and one of the co-defendants are engaged in the production, distribution and supply of medical devices intended for patients with certain pathologies, while the other co-defendant (a FOUNDATION) is an institution providing assistance to the aforementioned patients.

The design registered at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office had as its only graphic representation the drawing showing the underside of a bicycle saddle.

The perfect occasion to continue working on the teams activities, to hear what other groups are looking into and discuss what is new in EUIPO during a workshop.

During these conferences, current issues such as administrative nullities and lapses or the susceptibility of the protection of creations made by artificial intelligence were discussed.

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Since January 14 2023, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) has been the competent administrative body to hear applications for nullity and cancellation of trademarks, without prejudice to the fact that its decisions may be reviewed by the civil courts (Commercial Courts and higher courts).

The District Court of Luxembourg and the Tribunal des entreprises francophones de Bruxelles, Belgium (joined cases), in the respective proceedings in which LOUBOUTIN is bringing actions against AMAZON for trade mark infringement, referred a number of preliminary questions to the Court of Justice

El demandante ejercita una acción por infracción marcaria cometida por el demandado en periodo anterior a la fecha en que aquel fue titular de la marca en virtud de una acción reivindicatoria.

On May 2013, Mr. Ladislav Zdút filed an application for registration of the following EU trade mark for goods in classes 18, 24 and 25. On June 2019, Ms. Isabel Nehera, Mr. Jean-Henri Nehera and Ms. Natacha Sehnal, filed an application for a declaration of invalidity against the contested mark, pursuant to art.  59.1 b) of Regulation 2017/1001 (hereinafter EUTMR), claiming the bad faith of Mr. Ladislav when knowing their grandfather’s identical named business for clothing and accessories used…

Art. 69.1 EPC (EPC 2000) establishes that: "The scope of protection granted by the European patent or the European patent application shall be determined by the claims.