T – 680/18 : Visuals over words over concepts

Sll service group, a German company, registered a particular log at EUIPO. The logo , a long line with Lumi8 wrote in bold characters on it was so registered on the 25 of August 2015 , but I just one year the same logo would be opposed by another company Elfa International AB that reports …

OldGood times: Shaker vs OHIM– the visual , the phonetical and the conceptual.

On 20 October 1999, Shaker filed an application for a Community trademark with OHIM for the following figurative mark: On 1 June 2000 Limiñana y Botella, SL filed a notice of opposition. The ground relied on in support of the opposition was the likelihood of confusion referred to in Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation No …

Mandatory mediations and requirements in Verona

EU law does not preclude national legislation which provides that, in disputes involving consumers, mandatory mediation should take place before any court proceedings However, since access to the judicial system must be ensured, a consumer may withdraw from mediation at any time without having to give reasons Mr Livio Menini and Ms Maria Antonia Rampanelli, …

Case c 28/2018

This request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009. Deutsche Bahn is a rail transport company …

C‑646/17 — theft vs recycling

On 11 marc 2015, Francesco Legrottaglie presented a denunciation against the defendant, reporting he had stolen some jewels and sold them back to a merchant in Osuna (Italy). Two years later, in 2017, the defendant had admitted the crime, and asked the judge to have an offer, as it is stated on art 444 of …

Individuality in Design Protection in European Law

In the previous post w had took under consideration a recent case about Design protection , in which it was defined individuality as a main feature of the procedure for defying in a patent in order to protect a new project. The concept of individuality of the good is quite an interesting one, for the …

On individuality of products and projects – t. 74/18 “visi/one vs EUIPO”

In the town of Remscheid in Germany, a company called Visi/one is having some problems. Two years ago (2013) in order to progress they business they had developed a new product (they work with car-etiquettes), which had been deposited for patenting. The model presented, a particular folder able to preserve the vehicle etiquettes, had immediately …

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