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25 August 2022FeaturesJurisdiction reportsClaudio Balboni

AC Milan’s trademark defeat: a misfire over meaning

Most of the IP world knows what happened in case T-353/20. Many IP newsletters, blog posts, and articles spoke about the fact that the Sixth Chamber of the General Court of the European Union had rejected the registration of the figurative European Union trademark application in the name of the world-famous football club AC Milan, in connection with stationery items.

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