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1 February 2018Trademarks

EU General Court rules in favour of Philip Morris on evidence claims

The EU General Court has today annulled a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for failing to take reputational evidence into account in a trademark invalidation claim.

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