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NERO CHAMPAGNE Trademark Judgment Part II: EU Court Clarifies PDO Protection

in Our cases Tags: Champagne PDO, EU trademark law, EUIPO, General Court, geographical indications, intellectual property law, NERO CHAMPAGNE, Protected Designation of Origin, trademark registration

Judgment of 25 June 2025 in Case T-239/23, NERO CHAMPAGNE / Champagne (GI), EU:T:2025:638 The NERO CHAMPAGNE trademark judgment addresses the relationship between EU trademark registration and the protection of geographical indications. On 25 June 2025, the General Court of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case T-239/23. The dispute concerned the registration of…