Opposition Archives

6 October 2022

The battle for Marie

Can Marie-Stella-Maris prevent German brewer Karl Sturm GmbH from launching a beer with the trademark name Marie? Is it confusing? It’s not, so ruled the Opposition Division of the European Trademark Office EUIPO in August of this year.

24 May 2022

Spa loses to Spaarne

24 May 2022

The reputation of a rooftop

22 February 2022

Louis Vuitton forgets evidence

Louis Vuitton vs Loves Vittorio: a textbook example of how you can still lose a case with a winning hand.

21 February 2022

Recipe for a successful fake

23 December 2021

Watch out with cats!

29 November 2021

Sometimes it just doesn’t work

Human TotalCare from Eindhoven will have to put up with the Arbocare logo. On the 31st of October 2021, the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property BOIP rejected Human Totalcare’s opposition.

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30 September 2021

Halal Fresh? Hello, I don’t think so!

3 August 2021

Mc is for McDonald’s

You would think it’s common knowledge by now: using Mc in combination with food and beverage is exclusively reserved for McDonald’s. However, it looks like not everyone has realised this yet, for example, the Turkish company Kamerin Gida. As a result, they need to start looking for a replacement for their McK Chef trademark.

21 May 2021

Coca-Cola ‘extremely famous’

13 April 2021

Not easy