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Mrz 18, 2014
Jeremy Pennant, D Young & Co LLP, United Kingdom
First published on Lexology

CTM Genuine Use Requirements and International Registra...


Jeremy Pennant, D Young & Co LLP, United Kingdom, First published on LexologyThis decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) confirms that the proof of use requirements in Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark (CTMR) apply to international registrations and, in addition, any bilateral convention about the equivalence of protection between two countries cannot apply or affect the autonomous nature of the Community trade mark (CTM) system. Baskaya sought registration of their mark as a CTM. It was opposed by Rivella, the owner of the  read more