Famous brands' IP cases concerning the "Grace period"

Selected cases

Case no.: R0595/2001-4

Decision date: 10 Jun, 2004

Jurisdiction: European Union

Subject matter: Grace period, Likelihood of confusion, Phonetic dissimilarity, Proof of use, Visual dissimilarity

Case no.: R2733/2017-4

Decision date: 06 Jul, 2018

Jurisdiction: European Union

Subject matter: Grace period, International registration, Misspelled word mark, Similarity of the signs