On 10 April 2025, Advocate General (AG) Cápeta delivered her opinion in the matter EUIPO v Nowhere, C-337/22 P, also referred to as APE TEES. The opinion is both surprising and concerning. If the ...
The General Court (GC) has recently confirmed that the figurative European Union trademark no. 002810299 consisting of two parallel stripes on the side of a shoe lacked distinctiveness (T-307/23 ...
Facts
This judgment by the GC (available in German and French) concerns three EUTM applications, one for the word “AESKUCARE” and two figurative marks with “AESKUCARE” as their dominant element. ...