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7 February 2018Trademarks

Reaction to Louboutin opinion: more trouble for non-traditional marks

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is likely to follow an opinion issued by an advocate general (AG) yesterday, according to lawyers, spelling bad news for luxury brand Christian Louboutin and non-traditional trademarks.

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