The Business Law Reports
[2021] Bus LR 123
Court of Justice of the European Union
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v John Mills Ltd (Jerome Alexander Consulting Corpn intervening)
(Case C-809/18P)
EU:C:2020:902
2020 Jan 16; April 30; Nov 11
President of Chamber E Regan, Judges M Ilešič, E Juhász, C Lycourgos, I Jarukaitis Advocate General G Pitruzzella
Trade mark— European Union trade mark— Opposition— Applicant distributor of cosmetic company’s goods applying for registration in its own name for registration of mark similar to mark previously registered by cosmetic company— Provision preventing registration of mark applied for by trade mark proprietor’s agent or representative without proprietor’s consent— Board of Appeal of EUIPO applying provision and rejecting distributor’s application— Whether distributor “agent” or “representative” of cosmetic company— Whether provision applying if goods covered by application similar but not identical to those covered by proprietor’s mark— Whether applying if proprietor’s mark and mark applied for only similar— Whether Board of Appeal’s decision to be annulled—
Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, art 8(3)