PONS IP secures a favourable ruling from the General Court of the EU in a dispute concerning the protection of the figurative “V” trade mark in the vaping sector
The judgment of 11 March 2026 (Case T‑62/25, V VENILO) provides important guidance on the assessment of distinctiveness and similarity in figurative trade marks composed of letters. The General Court confirmed the existence of a likelihood of confusion in relation to identical Class 34 goods and partially upheld the arguments advanced by PONS IP in … Read more