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Grana Padano: PDO and collective mark protections can be cumulative in the EU (R 1073/2022-5)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/11/grana-padano-pdo-and-collective-mark.html In a recent decision (R 1073/2022-5) that helps to clarify the relationship between EU collective marks and protected designations of origin (PDOs), the Fifth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO (the Board) held that the Grana Padano Protection Consortium (GPPC) could benefit from both a collective mark registration and a PDO... Continue reading