'CHIARA FERRAGNI' not confusingly similar to 'CHIARA', rules EU General Court
Those who follow all things influencers will be pleased to learn that yesterday the General Court (GC) issued a ruling ( T-647/17 , only available in Italian and French) in which it found that the application to register the figurative sign ‘CHIARA FERRAGNI’ as an EUTM could proceed. What happened In 2015 Serendipity Srl, a company of which fashion blogger, IT girl and influencer Chiara Ferragni is a member, filed an application to register this sign as an EUTM in classes 18 and 25: The application was opposed in accordance with Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR by a Dutch company that holds earlier word Benelux trade mark 'CHIARA' registered in class 25. The EUIPO Opposition Division decided in favour of the opponent in respect of certain goods in class 18 and for all goods claimed in class 25, on grounds that likelihood of confusion would subsist between the 'CHIARA' and 'CHIARA FERRAGNI' signs. The applicants appealed th...