On Wednesday 11 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld the judgement of the General Court of the European Union (EGC) of 15 July 2015 that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) cannot register the trade name Cactus of Peace/Cactus de la Paz for certain categories of products and services.
In so doing, the Luxembourg judges followed the conclusions of Advocate General Nils Wahl of 17 May this year (see EUROPE 11790). In this case, a European...