Judgment of the General Court, 16 January 2018 in case T-398/16, Starbucks Corp. vs EUIPO* In 2014, Starbucks opposed the below EUTM application seeking protection for “services for providing drinks“, services for which Starbucks is famous throughout the EU. Starbucks relied both on the existence of a likelihood of confusion (Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR) and the fact that
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EU/U.S. – Trademark Protection: Recorded comparative session
Last month we gave a Trademarks and Brands webinar focusing on European Union Trademark Protection. In this webinar, Pan-European trademark attorney, Julie Schmitt, and United States trademark attorney, Valerie Brennan, highlight the differences between trademark rights acquisition, protection, and enforcement in the EU and the U.S. They also touch on hot topics in EU trademark law, such as the
EU – DARJEELING: A question of “exceptional strength”
European General Court considers that a reputation of “exceptional strength” can lead to an image transfer within the meaning of Article 8(5) CTMR even for dissimilar goods. The Tea Board brought oppositions against four Community trade mark applications for figurative signs containing the word DARJEELING in classes 25, 35 and 38 in the name of