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#62022CJ0337Avrupa Birliği Fikri Mülkiyet Ofisi v Nowhere Co. Ltd. Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı (Beşinci Daire) Kararı, 5 Şubat 2026

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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 February 2026.#European Union Intellectual Property Office v Nowhere Co. Ltd.#Appeal – Application for the EU figurative mark APE TEES – Earlier non-registered figurative trade marks representing a monkey, protected in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 8(4) – Relative ground for refusal – Opposition – Appeal before the Board of Appeal – Dismissal – Action before the General Court – Article 50(1) and (3) TEU – Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union – Articles 126 and 127 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community – Transition period – Expiry – Circumstances prior to the adoption of the decision at issue – Relevant moment for assessing the existence of an earlier mark – Principle of territoriality – Territorial scope of the EU trade mark – Existence o

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  • Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 February 2026.#European Union Intellectual Property Office v Nowhere Co. Ltd.#Appeal – Application for the EU figurative mark APE TEES – Earlier non-register

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