TM owner allowed to seek compensation despite non-use, CJEU rules

26-03-2020

Rory O'Neill

TM owner allowed to seek compensation despite non-use, CJEU rules

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EU law does not prohibit the owners of trademarks revoked for non-use from seeking compensation for infringement which took place prior to cancellation of the mark, the EU’s top court has ruled.


CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, spirits, non-use, trademark, Saint-Germain, AR, Part des Anges, Paris Court of Cassation

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