ECJ THROW OUT SWISS COSMETICS COMPANY TRADEMARK APPEAL
November 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance has dismissed an appeal brought by Swiss cosmetics firm Galderma against the European Union (EU)-wide registration by Tihomir Lelas, of Croatia, of the trademark Nanolat for soaps, cosmetics and hair lotions. Galderma unseccussfully argued it could be confused with its German trademark TANNOLACT.
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THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance has dismissed an appeal brought by Swiss cosmetics firm Galderma against the European Union (EU)-wide registration by Tihomir Lelas, of Croatia, of the trademark Nanolat for soaps, cosmetics and hair lotions. Galderma unseccussfully argued it could be confused with its German trademark TANNOLACT.
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