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Mai 03, 2010
Hastings Guise, Field Fisher Waterhouse, UK

Ruling in Benelux causes a stir for Community trade mar...


Hastings Guise, Field Fisher Waterhouse, UKThe Benelux Office for Intellectual Property ("BOIP") has made a controversial decision refusing to allow an opposition by the owners of a Community trade mark ("CTM") against a Benelux trade mark application on the ground that, since the CTM had only been used in the Netherlands, this was not sufficient to constitute genuine use of the mark in the Community (Leno Brands B.V. v Hagelkruis Beheer bv, opposition 2004448).  read more