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17 September 2020TrademarksMuireann Bolger

Messi scores TM victory as CJEU kicks out EUIPO appeal

In a win for Lionel Messi, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today dismissed an appeal brought by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and a clothing company against the footballer’s bid to register ‘MESSI’.

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