Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment

C‑196/11 PFormula One Licensing BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Global Sports Media Ltd

Decided: 2012-05-24
ECLI: ECLI:EU:C:2012:314
CELEX: 62011CJ0196
Finality: Final, the decision cannot be appealed

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Appeal — Community trade mark — Figurative mark ‘F1-Live’ — Opposition by the proprietor of international and national word marks F1 and Community figurative mark F1 Formula 1 — Lack of distinctive character — Descriptive element — Removal of the protection provided to an earlier national trade mark — Likelihood of confusion.

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