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Feb 16, 2016
Steven Greenwood, McDaniel & Co., United Kingdom
First published on www.mcdanielslaw.com

Porsche Crosses the Finish Line in Trade Mark Victory


Steven Greenwood, McDaniel & Co., United Kingdom, First published on www.mcdanielslaw.comThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rejected an attempt to register “Carrera” as a Community trade mark (CTM) and in doing so upheld the EU General Court’s decision that “cars” and “mobile navigation apparatus, in particular satellite-based mobile navigation apparatus” were similar goods and that consequently there was a likelihood of confusion arising. Kurt Hesse, filed a CTM application to register the mark ‘Carrera’ in February 2007 in respect of, amongst other things, “apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of read more