Matter
Apple Corps Limited v Mr [O] [N] (Paris Court of Appeal RG 21/09159, 15 April 2022)
- 15 April 2022France
15 April 2022France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 21/09159 dated 15 April 2022
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 2
- Citation
- No. 63
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Apple Corps Limited's appeal seeking annulment of the INPI Director General's 16 February 2021 decision that had rejected its opposition to Mr [O] [N]'s application to register THE BEATLES for products and services in classes 12, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 39, 42 and 45. The court held that the evidence established the BEATLES mark's reputation for sound recordings but did not establish the required link for the dissimilar goods and services, and it also rejected the claim for procedural costs.
Supporting details
7 authorities · 15 participants- Application
- Apple Corps Limited's appeal seeking annulment of the INPI decision rejecting its opposition to registration of THE BEATLES — Rejected
- Application
- Apple Corps Limited's claim for procedural costs — Rejected
Apple Corps Limited
- Representative
- Mr [Z] [H] (For: Apple Corps Limited)
- Representative
- Camille Pecnard (For: Apple Corps Limited)
- Representative
- Cabinet Lavoix (For: Apple Corps Limited)
Mr [O] [N]
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)
- Representative
- Caroline Le Peltier (For: Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI))
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 2
- Judge
- Brigitte Chokron
- Judge
- Laurence Lehmann
- Judge
- Agnès Marcade
- Judge
- Mme [W] [T]
- Judge
- Mme [G] [U]
- Advocate General
- Monica d'Onofrio
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Carole Trejaut
- Institutional administrator
- Ministère Public