The European Union General Court, in its judgment in joined cases T-1103/23 and T-1104/23, annulled the decisions of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that had declared the revocation of the verbal trademark TESTAROSSA of Ferrari S.p.A. The case The well-known car manufacturer had been declared to have lost its rights to the trademark […]
Category Archives: Trademarks & Design
Sanremo Festival: The Council of State Confirms That a Public Tender Must Be Called for the Trademark Concession
By judgment no. 5602 of 27/06/2025, the Council of State confirmed that the concession of the “Festival di Sanremo” trademark must necessarily be preceded by a public tender procedure. Indeed, since it concerns an asset of the Municipality from whose exploitation derives a revenue in favor of the Municipality itself, the trademark of the Festival […]
Stop to the “Nero Champagne” trademark
With a detailed and significant ruling for the protection of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), the General Court of the European Union upheld the appeal brought by the Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne and the Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO), partially annulling the decision of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual […]
Thom Browne: The Distinctiveness of a Striped Trademark
In a recent decision set to spark debate within the fashion industry, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has rejected Thom Browne, Inc.’s application for position mark 018980277. The EUIPO deemed the submitted sign to lack the necessary distinctive character under Article 7(1)(b) of the European Union Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR). The Heart of […]