In this article, we discuss a recent European Union
("EU") trade mark opposition judgment,
the case of Calvin Klein Trademark Trust v Wu He, where
the decision was handed down on 28 April 2025.
The case concisely
An individual, a Chinese citizen called Wu He, filed an EU trade
mark application for a logo mark. The application covered goods in
class 9 - think trendy optical stuff like spectacles, sunglasses,
eyeglass chains and eyeglass cords - as well as class 25, which
covers clothing.
Below is an example of the offending logo, which can best be
described as a stylised letter C that is both reversed and attached
to a stylised letter K, forming a single whole (think of two people
sitting back-to-back). Although it isn't very clear, the word
Carrken appears in the trade mark in very small
script.
