Region: Lithuania

The Appeals Division of the Lithuanian State Patent Bureau has upheld an opposition filed by Goodlife Foods Limited against the registration of the figurative mark RIMI GOODLIFE by ICA AB.

13 September 2019

The Appeal Division of the Lithuanian State Patent Bureau has upheld an opposition filed by Tambrands Inc, the owner of the TAMPAX mark, against the registration of the mark TAMPAX by a natural person.

08 March 2019

In our latest round-up, we look at Jerry Seinfeld filing a lawsuit over a ‘counterfeit’ Porsche, a draft policy in India that could empower platforms to blacklist counterfeit sellers, and much more.

26 February 2019

Four Seasons Hotels (Barbados) Ltd has been successful in opposition proceedings against the Lithuanian figurative trademark CAFE FOUR SEASONS for food and drink services in Class 43.

15 November 2018

In the third of our five-part series, trademark counsel from law firms across Europe provide an overview of the performance of their countries’ EU trademark courts over the last two years.

24 August 2018

A Lithuanian court has dismissed an action for the invalidation of the mark SATIMED for goods and services in Classes 3, 5 and 42, and the mark SATIVERA for goods in Class 3, based on the earlier marks SATIVEX.

12 June 2018

A Lithuanian court has dismissed Monster Energy Company’s request for the invalidation of the word mark MINISTER for goods in Class 32, finding that there was no likelihood of confusion with its MONSTER marks.

16 March 2018

G Pohl-Boskamp recently sought the invalidation of SIA Ingen Pharma’s MYRTOLIN mark, based on its own GELOMYRTOL mark. However, the Appeals Division of the Lithuanian State Patent Bureau found that the marks were dissimilar and there was thus no likelihood of confusion.

28 January 2016

The Appeals Division of the Lithuanian State Patent Bureau has dismissed oppositions against the trademarks MARSEL and MARSEL ORIGINAL for goods in Class 33 on the grounds that the interested person had not established that its rights or interests were being infringed. The Appeals Division also dismissed the argument that the marks might mislead the public as to the geographical origin of the goods (in Lithuanian, Marselis designates the French city of Marseille).

01 October 2015

The Appeal Division of the Vilnius District Court has dismissed a claim filed by Bacardi & Company Limited requesting that the court invalidate the figurative trademarks ITALIANA ROSSO and ITALIANA BIANCO for goods in Class 33 and prohibit the use of various ITALIANA marks on vermouth sold in bottles of a particular shape. Among other things, the court found that there was no likelihood of confusion between the parties’ signs.

08 July 2015