European Union:
Trademark And Bad Faith
16 March 2020
ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
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Be aware: The following practice is not authorised (at least
for EU trademarks)
Re-filing identical marks a few years after the first filing
with a wider list of goods and services to avoid having to prove
the use of the brand at the end of the five-year grace period.
(Decision of one of the EUIPO's Boards of Appeal (Case
number: R1849/2017-2): partial invalidation for bad faith).
Which requirements for a finding of bad faith?
On 12 September 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union
("CJEU") has decided in its case C 104/18t that when
seeking a declaration of invalidity on the grounds of bad faith,
there is no need for the applicant to have similar/identical goods
and services.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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