Bimbo Wins Landmark Donut Battle in Spain

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The Supreme Court considers that the unauthorized and descriptive use of the term Donut for commercial purposes constitutes a violation of trademark rights.

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The Supreme Court has held that the unauthorized use of the term Donut for commercial purposes in Spain constitutes a violation of the trademark rights of the Bimbo Group,...

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The Supreme Court has given reason to the Bimbo group in its legal battle for the use of the Donuts brand, which defines the iconic bun in a rounded form and, generally, with a hole in the middle. Following a lawsuit initiated in January 2017, the High Court has estimated the cassation appeal filed by the Mexican company against the use of the denomination by third parties, in this case the Atlanta Restoration Theme company, against which it ini…

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In a lengthy trade mark dispute over party logo and name abbreviations, an EU office in Alicante in Spain decides against the AfD. The party wants to defend itself.

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PoliticsThe AfD collects one of the toughest legal defeats in its history: the EU scrapes logo and party name as protected trademarks. For the right-wing populists, this has serious consequences.