Fashionably IP

Can a fashion trade mark be deemed inherently deceptive by use of a year within it?

HGF Season 3 Episode 34

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Overview:

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis of HGF discuss the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Faure Le Page case which concerned the use of a year in a trade mark, 1717, and whether that wrongly imparted heritage and prestige on the trade mark which could be viewed as deceptive and a basis for invalidity for a series of French trade mark registrations.

Timestamps:

  • 2:28 – Overview of the factual background to the Faure Le Page case
  • 6:31 – Considerations addressed by the CJEU in this case
  • 9:39 – Reference to other notable CJEU decisions in this field
  • 11:10 – Final ruling of the CJEU in this case