The second highest EU Court, the Court of First Instance, annulled a decision on Wednesday (4 May) to register Irish boyband Westlife as an EU trade mark because the name is too close to the existing German trade mark 'West'.
In November 2003, the Spanish-based Community Trade Mark Office (OHIM) had actually allowed the German media group Bertelsmann AG to register "Westlife" as a trademark in the EU.
But the decision was contested by the Hamburg-based tobacco firm, Reemark Gesell...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.