The WLR Daily case summaries
[2018] WLR(D) 340
Court of Justice of the European Union
Scotch Whisky Association v Klotz
(Case C‑44/17)
EU:C:2018:415
2018 Feb 22; June 7
President of Chamber JL da Cruz Vilaça,
Judges E Levits, A Borg Barthet, M Berger (Rapporteur), F Biltgen
Advocate General H Saugmandsgaard Øe
Judges E Levits, A Borg Barthet, M Berger (Rapporteur), F Biltgen
Advocate General H Saugmandsgaard Øe
Trade mark— Registered geographical indication— Spirit drinks— Whisky produced in Germany and marketed under designation “Glen Buchenbach”— Whether “Glen” amounting to “indirect commercial use” of registered geographical indication— Criteria for establishing “evocation” of registered geographical indication— Whether context to be taken into account—
Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, art 16(a)–(c)