This e-presentation offers an overview of recent judgments on trade mark law adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Covering the period between October 2020 and October 2021, it gives relevant information on topical issues, such as the distinctive character of colour combinations (Judgment of 8 October 2020, C-456/19, AB Östgötatrafiken v. PRV), functional trade marks (Judgment of 3 June 2021, Joined Cases C‑818/18 P and C‑6/19 P) and the genuine use of a trade mark (Judgment of 22 October 2020, Joined Cases C-720 & 721/18, Ferrari SpA v. DU).
e-Presentation | October 2021 | Learning time: 32 minutes
Alexander von Mühlendahl, J.D., LL.M., Of Counsel, Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB, Munich; Visiting Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.