The General Court (GC) has rejected the appeal by Coinbase Inc., a leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, against a trademark registration by bitFlyer, Inc., a major Japanese blockchain and crypto trading platform. The dispute (Case T-46/24) concerned bitFlyer’s registration of the…
The General Court of the European Union (GC) has upheld the invalidity of Chiquita Brands LLC’s EU figurative trademark featuring a blue and yellow oval (Case T426/23) for being devoid of distinctive character under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No. 40…
The General Court (GC) has annulled the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in the trademark dispute between Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG (Borco) and Belles Marks LTD (Belles Marks)…
The General Court has annulled the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in the case involving the EUIPO and Verla-Pharm Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG regarding the trademark dispute over PHERLA…
Published: June 5, 2024 Puma SE, the opposer against the trademark application BERTRAND PUMA LA GRIFFE BOULANGÉRE, lost its trademark battle against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) before the EU General Court on February 28, 2024 (Case T-184/23).…
Published: March 20, 2024 AirDoctor, LLC, the applicant for the mark AMAZING AIR, lost its trademark battle against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) before the General Court on January 31, 2024. Case T-269 The case started in 2022 when the…
Published: April 5, 2023 Rolex SA, which owns the ROLEX brand, considered one of the most reputable luxury watch brands in the world, lost its appeal against a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the intervener,…
Published: September 21, 2022 Les Editions P. Amaury, which owns the BALLON D’OR mark, the most prestigious award in the world for individual footballers (soccer players), lost its trademark battle against Golden Balls Ltd before the EU General Court on…
Published: May 18, 2022 The Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) accepted the opposition from Instagram, LLC (B 3 125 764), on February 3, 2022, against a logo application filed by Singaporean-based firm Shantanu Pte. Limited.…