By King & Wood’s Trademark  Practice

Nokia opposed a trademark application to register "VERTU" under Appn. No. 3084613 which covered "spectacles [optics]; eyeglass cases, etc." in Class 9 filed by an individual. Both the China Trademark Office ("CTMO") and Trademark Review and Adjudication Board ("TRAB") denied the opposition. Nokia appealed before the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court asserting that:Continue Reading “VERTU” Mobile Phones vs. “VERTU” Spectacles