ohim mini webinar : beginner module on ctm

OHIM Mini Webinar:Beginner Module on CTM

Rhys Morgan, Dafydd Collins22 May 2014

INTRODUCTION

TO THE COMMUNITY TRADE MARK SYSTEM

AND OHIM

PART 1

Rhys Morgan

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PART 2

Dafydd Collins

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7(1)(b)

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(27/02/2002, T-79/00, 'LITE', paragraph 26)

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(30/06/2004, T‑281/02, ‘Mehr für Ihr Geld’)

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7(1)(b)

REFUSED

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7(1)(b)

ACCEPTED

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C-329/02 P SAT.1 v OHIM [2204] ECR I-8317

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7(1)(b)

L - Super Slim FitClass 25 Clothing

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7(1)(b)

Super Slim Fit

Class 25 Clothing

L

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FOOTBALL CLASS 28

7(1)(b)

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Chiemsee C-108/97 & C-109/97

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(23/10/2003,C-191/01P, “DOUBLEMINT”)

7(1)(d)

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7(1)(e)(i)

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7(1)(e)(ii)

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7(1)(e)(iii)

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7(1)(f)

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7(1)(f)

“DE PUTA MADRE”Acceptable

Refusable

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7(1)(g)

SARKO Vegetarian FoodsClass 29 Meat products

BRUNI SilkClass 25 Nylon stockings

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7(1)(g)

THEWLIS GINClass 33 Alcoholic beverages

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7(1)(h)

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7(1)(i)

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7(1)(k)

Mark accepted upon limitation:

“Lamb and prepared foods; all in conformity with the specifications of the protected geographical indication “Welsh Lamb”.

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PART 3

Rhys Morgan

Branded Football Stadia

Bayern Munich

Arsenal

Manchester City

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Ambush Marketing:

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Grand Board of Appeal decision of 23 May 2012– R 1790/2011-5 – 4REFUEL (FIG. MARK)/REFUEL paragraph 11: ‘The sole fact that the earlier mark has been registered as a Community trade mark does not preclude the Board from finding it to be largely descriptive, or, in other words, from having a low intrinsic distinctive character in relation to the goods and services it covers. The Board must also keep the general public interest in mind. In this instance, it means that descriptive signs should not be protected beyond what is compatible with the possibility for all to use signs that are necessary to describe the goods and services that are legitimately traded by competitors.’

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Jeremy Phillips - ‘Strong trademarks and the likelihood of confusion in European law’ (Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 1, No. 6 [2006]):

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Jeremy Phillips - ‘Strong trademarks and the likelihood of confusion in European law’ (Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 1, No. 6 [2006]):

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‘The consumer rarely gets a chance to see two marks together and to compare them side by side’.

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Differences between trademarks are more noticeable than the similarities:

WHITE GOOGLE v BLACK GOOGLE SCREW YOU v SCREW UP ELVIS LIGHT v ELVIS EXTRA

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‘The Rational Basis of Trademark Protection’ by Frank I. Schechter [Harvard Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 6 (Apr., 1927), pp. 813-833]

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Thank You

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