17 December 2020TrademarksMuireann Bolger

EU court reverses ‘unjustified decision’ over attorney’s illness

The EU Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) board of appeal erred by failing to accept a trademark attorney’s declaration that he missed a deadline due to a severe illness, the third chamber of the EU General Court ruled yesterday, December 16.

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