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VAGISAN v VAGISIL: General Court Rules on Questions of Brexit, Timing and Impact of Weakly Distinctive Elements, World Trademark Review

May 15, 2025

Partner Nick Bolter and associate Julie Gonard authored an article for World Trademark Review discussing a case where both parties to the dispute market feminine intimate care products under similar names.

They consider the impact of Brexit on European Union Intellectual Property Office disputes involving earlier UK trademark rights in addition to the likelihood of confusion and the impact of weakly distinctive elements on the global assessment.

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