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Jun 10, 2020
Laura Morrish, Novagraaf, United Kingdom
First published at www.novagraaf.com

EU: Trademark Grace Periods and Proof of Use


Laura Morrish, Novagraaf, United Kingdom, First published at www.novagraaf.comEarlier this year, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling as to whether the holder of a national trademark right could pursue damages for infringement of that trademark during the registration grace period when the mark has since been revoked for non-use. The case (AR v Cooper International Spirits LLC, St Dalfour SAS, Établissement and Gabriel Boudier SA) considered the dispute over use of the French trademark for ‘St Germain’, as originally registered by AR in May 2006. AR had discovered in 2012 that Cooper International Spirits was  read more