Published: April 7, 2021
Marina Perraki Tsibanoulis & Partners Law Firm Athina, Greece Chair, International Amicus Committee Europe Amicus Subcommittee
INTA filed an amicus brief, as third-party observers, before the Grand Board of Appeal (GBoA) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on April 1 in a case concerning similarity or dissimilarity of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Case R 964/2020-4, EUROMADI IBERICA, S.A./ Zorka Gerdzhikova.
In case R 1720/2017-G,
Iceberg, January 21, 2019, the GBoA ruled that “mineral water and aerated water; non-alcoholic beverages; fruit beverages and fruit juices” were dissimilar to vodka. However, at least one diverging decision followed: in its decision