The WLR Daily case summaries
[2020] WLR(D) 609
Court of Justice of the European Union
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v John Mills Ltd (Jerome Alexander Consulting Corp intervening)
(Case C‑809/18P)
EU:C:2020:902
2020 Jan 16; April 30: Nov 11
President of Chamber E Regan (Rapporteur),
Judges M Ilešič, E Juhász, C Lycourgos, I Jarukaitis
Advocate General G Pitruzzella
Judges M Ilešič, E Juhász, C Lycourgos, I Jarukaitis
Advocate General G Pitruzzella
Trade mark — European Union trade mark— Opposition— Proprietor owning American trade mark covering cosmetics— Distributor of proprietor’s products applying for registration of own EU trade mark for cosmetics— EU law providing that trade mark not to be registered where agent or representative of proprietor of earlier mark applying for registration in own name— Proprietor of earlier mark’s opposition application allowed by EUIPO— EUIPO’s decision annulled on appeal— Whether provision of EU law applicable only if marks identical— Whether distributor proprietor’s “agent” or “representative”— Whether sufficient that marks and goods covered by marks merely similar—
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1883, art 6 septies
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Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, art 8(3)