shutterstock_418317634_zerbor
3 July 2019Trademarks

“Fack Ju Göhte” TM appeal should be heard, says AG

The EU General Court erred in its determination that the trademark “Fack Ju Göhte” should not be registered by a film production company because it was too offensive, an advocate general (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union ( CJEU) has said.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
29 July 2019   Europe’s highest court has delivered an opinion in a copyright dispute concerning confidential German military reports that were published by a newspaper.
Trademarks
27 February 2020   The EU’s top court has told the European Union Intellectual Property Office that it cannot block the registration of a ‘Fack Ju Göhte’ trademark for being morally unacceptable.
Copyright
3 April 2020   An EU advocate general has weighed in on whether YouTube should be forced to hand over details such as IP and email addresses to film companies.