The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When considering spare parts in connection with genuine use, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in Ferrari SpA v DU ( C-720/18) EU:C:2020:854 (amongst others) that use of a trade mark is also genuine use if the proprietor of the trade mark sells second-hand goods themselves.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In the national proceedings, the racing car manufacturer Ferrari was suing the defendant, a company that offered racing car personalisation services, for unregistered Community design infringement arising from its sale of personalisation kits. Ferrari appealed, and the appeal court referred the present questions to the ECJ.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Industrial Cleaning Equipment v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment [2023] EWHC 411 (IPEC) (February 2023) The case title might suggest this is a battle between two highly descriptive marks (ala Office Cleaning), but in fact both of these floor cleaning equipment companies had adopted the abbreviation ICE.

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