CJEU upholds validity of Lego brick’s registered design and allows French tennis player Yannick Noah to retain use of his figurative EU trade mark NOAH for use in sweaters and polo shirts
EU court blocks loss of Lego trademark courthousenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courthousenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published: April 28, 2021
Verifier
Aliona Saalo Brann AB Stockholm, Sweden INTA Bulletins Europe Subcommittee
The General Court of the European Union (GC) has ruled that a Community design registered by Lego for building blocks from a toy building set in 2010 remains registered (judgment of March 24, 2021, Case T-515/19). With its judgment, the GC overruled a prior decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Lego is the proprietor of the following Community design, registered since February 2, 2010, under registration number 1664368‑0006 in relation to building blocks from a toy building set:
The company Delta Sport Handelskontor applied for a declaration of invalidity of this Community design. The Board of Appeal of
EU Court Backs Lego in German Design Rights Case theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.