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On December 9, 2015, Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co, KG obtained international registration No. 1346271 with designation in the European Union, for the word trademark "VITABLOCS TriLuxe forte".

Alpargatas, S.A. is the proprietor of the various figurative and mixed trademarks with the word element HAVAIANAS to identify, among other goods in class 25, clothing, footwear and headgear. Alpargatas Europe, S.L.U. is the exclusive distributor and licensee of these trademarks in the territory of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Neolith applied for registration of an EU trade mark, the sign of which was a pattern consisting of a series of rhomboidal, oval and zigzagging figures, all in a blurred outline, without any colour or designation.

The Spanish Supreme Court referred a question to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling in the context of a dispute between José Cánovas Pardo, S. L. and Club de Variedades Vegetales Protegidas, in relation to the exploitation by said company of mandarin trees of the variety called "Nadorcott" without the consent of the latter.

The issues debated in the lawsuit are the plaintiff's allegation of patent infringement and the nullity of the patent invoked by the defendant. In summary:The applicant Aravén is the holder of Spanish Patent ES 2621356 (hereinafter ES 356), entitled "Shopping trolley", validation in Spain of European Patent EP 2974940, granted by the European Patent Office. The aforementioned patent claims priority of patent ES 201330361 of 14 March 2013.

The facts giving rise to the judgment are, in summary, the following:Boungiorno Myalert offered services and downloads of entertainment content through its WAP services and SMS services for mobile telephones and launched a campaign for subscription to the service for the forwarding of multimedia content via SMS which it marketed under the name "Club Blinko", in which "it offered, on certain web pages accessed through banners with the ZARA sign inserted on other web pages, on Facebook and…

On 7 May 2014, JIEYANG DEFA INDUSTRY CO. LTD, filed an application for registration of a Community design with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The Community design is represented in the following views:

Cristina Hernandez-Martí Pérez participó como ponente en el panel “Nuevas tendencias en la protección de nombres, imágenes y parecidos (Name, Image and Likeness) junto con Fernanda Magalhaes y Sebastian Lovera.

In March 2010, INDITEX filed an application for registration of an EU trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Registration as a mark was sought for the word sign ZARA, under which he intends to move on to other articles related to the food market. But a few months later, in September, an Italian company (FFAUF ITALIA SPA) filed a notice of opposition. They claim that they already have the LE DELIZIE ZARA trademark on the market, under which they sell dried,…

On 3 November 2010, MONSTER ENERGY CO., filed an application for registration of an EU trade mark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Registration as a mark was sought for the word sign “MONSTER”. The goods in respect of which registration was sought are in Classes 30 and 32 of the Nice Agreement:

On 12 January 2007, Mr. Guasch Pubill applied for the following registration of a Community design at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO):

On 2 February 2017, the applicant, Associazione Calcio Milan SpA (AC Milan), submitted an application for international registration designating the European Union to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Registration as a mark was sought for the following figurative sign: