声誉商标问题研究——兼评欧盟法院第C-252/07号初步裁定

因特尔公司是在英国注册的国内文字商标“INTEL”的持有者,认为英国CPM有限责任公司在英国注册的“INTELMARK”国内文字商标的使用将不公平地利用在先商标的显著性、声誉或者对该显著性或声誉产生有害的影响,亦或可能达到这样的程度.因特尔公司请求英国注册商标局宣告“INTELMARK”商标无效.欧盟法院做出初步裁定,认定“INTELMARK”商标的使用不足以构成对“INTEL”损害.

Trade Marks with a Reputation: Comments on the Case C-252/07 of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Intel corporation is the proprietor of the national word mark INTEL, registered in the United Kingdom. CPM United Kingdom Ltd is the proprietor of the national word mark INTELMARK, registered in the United Kingdom. Intel corporation claims that the use of the INTELMARK mark would take unfair advantage of, or be detrimental to, the distinctive character or the reputation of the earlier INTEL trade mark. As a result, Intel corporation filed at the united Kingdom Trade Mark Registry an application for a declaration of invalidity against the registration of the INTELMARK trade mark. The court of Justice of the European communities decides that the use of the INTELMARK does not take or would take unfair advantage of, or is or would be detrimental to, the distinctive character or the reputation of the INTEL mark.