New rights of objection for trademark owners-Do they go far enough? 'The impact of the decision in Celine and the new section 69 Companies Act 2006

摘要

The Eyropean Court of Justice ('the ECJ), has handed down its long-awaited judgment in the CeIinel case, referred from the Cour d' Appeal N ancy (France). It has ruled, to the disappointment of trademark owners across the EU, that the mere act of incorporation of a company that is identical or similar to a trade name will not in itself be an act of infringement.