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Results for absolute grounds for invalidity
adidas v Thom Browne: Court of Appeal upholds invalidity of three-stripe position marks adidas v Thom Browne: Court of Appeal upholds invalidity of three-stripe position marks Reviewed by Oliver Fairhurst on Thursday, October 30, 2025 Rating: 5
The Grand Board of EUIPO ruled in the ICELAND case: Both contested EUTMs were registered in breach of Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR The Grand Board of EUIPO ruled in the ICELAND case: Both contested EUTMs were registered in breach of Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR Reviewed by Giorgio Luceri on Friday, December 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Spill the tea, drastically – the tea trade mark with adverse effect case in China Spill the tea, drastically – the tea trade mark with adverse effect case in China Reviewed by Tian Lu on Monday, September 26, 2022 Rating: 5
EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal invalidates ‘LA IRLANDESA’ EUTM on deceptiveness and bad faith grounds EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal invalidates ‘LA IRLANDESA’ EUTM on deceptiveness and bad faith grounds Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Thursday, April 30, 2020 Rating: 5
Crystal Head vodka 3D shape mark invalitiy application: Who you gunna call?! Crystal Head vodka 3D shape mark invalitiy application: Who you gunna call?! Reviewed by Hayleigh Bosher on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Rating: 5
Germany: Bundespatentgericht annuls Nespresso capsule shape mark Germany: Bundespatentgericht annuls Nespresso capsule shape mark Reviewed by Mark Schweizer on Monday, December 11, 2017 Rating: 5
BGH gifts shape mark owners sweet victories BGH gifts shape mark owners sweet victories Reviewed by Mark Schweizer on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Rating: 5
Proprietor may be unhappy because BE HAPPY is not a trade mark Proprietor may be unhappy because BE HAPPY is not a trade mark Reviewed by valentina torelli on Friday, May 01, 2015 Rating: 5
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