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Bu yazımızda, şüphesiz dünyanın en bilinen lüks saat markalarından biri olan Rolex'in taç şekilli markasından kaynaklanan bir...

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Bu yazımızda, şüphesiz dünyanın en bilinen lüks saat markalarından biri olan Rolex'in taç şekilli markasından kaynaklanan bir uyuşmazlık hakkında Avrupa Birliği Genel Mahkemesi'nin bir kararından bahsedeceğiz1.

Uyuşmazlığın Genel Mahkeme önüne gelene kadar geçirdiği süreçlere ve yapılan değerlendirmelere bakarak başlayalım.

Uyuşmazlık: Rolex SA ("itiraz sahibi") tarafından, her ikisi de (09 ve 37. sınıflardaki diğer bazı mal ve hizmetler yanında) 14. sınıfta yer alan "saatler" emtiasında tescilli 1456201 sayılı ve 1455757 sayılı markaları gerekçe gösterilerek Danimarkalı moda şirketi PWT A/S ("başvuru sahibi") adına 03, 09, 18 ve 35. sınıflarda yer alan mal ve hizmetler ile aslında asıl inceleyeceğimiz Genel Mahkeme kararının odak noktasını oluşturan 25. sınıfta yer alan "kıyafet, ayak giysisi, baş giysisi" emtialarında tescili istenen 1263679 sayılı marka başvurusuna karıştırılma ihtimali ve tanınmışlık iddiasıyla Avrupa Birliği Fikri Mülkiyet Ofisi

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