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  For many years, geographical indications for wines and spirits, as well as agricultural products and foodstuffs, have been protected at EU level. With the entry into force of Regulation No 2023/2411 on 1 December 2025, the protection of geographical indications...

  Judgment - 18/12/2025 - Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 - The case concerned preliminary questions regarding the novelty and individual character of EU designs and the impact of fashion trends on the above-mentioned conditions. - Deity Shoes claims rights to several shoe...

Copyright limits for industrial design – CJEU judgment (C-580/23 and C-795/23) Can a dining table or chest of drawers constitute a work protected by copyright? First of all, the work must be original in nature, understood as the author's own intellectual creation....

  LTV Leuchten & Lampen v EUIPO - XAL (Appareils d'éclairage), Case T-82/25 - The case concerned proceedings concerning the invalidation of a design depicting a lamp. - XAL GmbH is entitled to the following EU design representing a lamp: - LTV Leuchten &...

Review of CJEU case law from 20/10/2025 to 26/10/2025 Judgment - 04/12/2025 - Mio et al. Case C-580/23 (Joined Cases C-580/23, C-795/23) - The case concerned a preliminary question submitted by the Court of Appeal in Stockholm regarding the concept of a "work" and the...

Review of CJEU case law from 24/11/2025 to 30/11/2025 EFFAS v EUIPO - CFA Institute (CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst), Case T-632/24 - The case concerned proceedings concerning an opposition to the registration of a trademark. - EFFAS filed a...

Review of CJEU case law from 17/11/2025 to 23/11/2025 Zündapp v EUIPO - Longines (Représentation d'un bouclier stylisé avec des barres horizontales), Case T-3/25 - The case concerned proceedings concerning an opposition to the registration of a trademark due to the...

Review of CJEU case law from 10/11/2025 to 16/11/2025 V-Label v EUIPO - Vriendly (VRIENDLY.ORG V VEGAN), Case T-464/24 - The case concerned trademark invalidation proceedings. - Vriendly e. V. is the holder of the word-figurative trademark: , registered for goods in...

Review of CJEU case law from 27/10 to 02/11/2025 Homestar v EUIPO - General Sanitary (THERMATEC), Case T-611/24 - The case concerned proceedings concerning an opposition to the registration of a trademark due to the likelihood of confusion - importantly, a high level...

Review of CJEU case law from 20/10/2025 to 26/10/2025 Judgment - 22/10/2025 - Puma v EUIPO - CMS (CMS Italy), Case T-491/24 - The case concerned opposition proceedings against a trademark application (infringement of reputation). - CMS Costruzione macchine speciali...

Judgment - 15/10/2025 - Frutaria Innovation v EUIPO - Schneider (Frutaria), Case T-381/24 - The case concerned proceedings for invalidation of a trademark due to lack of distinctive character. - Markus Schneider filed an application for invalidation of the EU word and...

Judgment - 08/10/2025 - Doors Bulgaria v EUIPO - Top Ten (Portes), Case T-586/24 - The case concerned proceedings concerning the failure to file an appeal against the decision of the Cancellation Division within the deadline; - Top Ten EOOD, filed an invalidity...