Intellectual Property Protection, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Fashion Design

CJEU’s AG on EU designs: Designs do not require originality, and fashion trends do not limit the freedom of the designer

Hogan Lovells on 8/1/2025

In one of the rare design cases before the CJEU, Advocate General Emiliou recently had the opportunity to clarify some fundamental requirements of protection for EU designs (Case C-323/24, Deity Shoes v Mundorama Confort and...more

Has Messi opened up a Pandora’s box before the European Courts?

Hogan Lovells on 9/29/2020

Messi is victorious not only on the football field, but also before the European Courts: the football player’s reputation creates a conceptual difference between MESSI and MASSI which counteracts the visual and phonetic...more

CJEU draws the (dotted) line on subject matter in figurative/position marks

Hogan Lovells on 6/14/2019

Judgment of 6 June 2019 in Case C-223/18 P Deichmann v EUIPO – Munich - The Court of Justice (CJEU) upholds the General Court (GC) finding that for a figurative mark featuring elements represented using dotted lines (in...more

The Court Of Justice Of The European Union (CJEU) Rules That A Trademark For A Decorative Fabric Is Registrable And Enforceable

Ladas & Parry LLP on 3/15/2019

In Textilis v. Svenkst Tenn AB, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held that the 2015 amendments to the trademark regulation (Article 7(1)(e)(iii) of Regulation No 207/2009), which limited the right for trademark protection...more

Europe: CJEU / GC roundup – H1 2018

Hogan Lovells on 8/6/2018

Over the first half year, we have covered a number of high profile cases heard before the General Court (GC) and the European Court of Justice (CJEU). Here’s a quick roundup of the cases with a takeaway summary for each...more

CJEU Confirms that Louboutin's Red Outer Sole Can Be a Trademark

Jones Day on 7/5/2018

The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered its ruling in the Louboutin case (C-163/16) on June 12, 2018. The Result: The CJEU has confirmed that Christian Louboutin's red outer sole can be...more