Major success for Banksy at the EUIPO Board of Appeal

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Charlotte Colthurst

Associate
UK

I am an associate in our Intellectual Property team in London, specialising in brand management.

On 25 October 2022 the Fifth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO issued its decision in Pest Control Office Limited v Full Colour Black Limited (Case R 1246/2021-5). The Board of Appeal annulled the Cancellation Division’s decision dated 18 May 2021 in its entirety and rejected the claim that the figurative mark known as “Laugh Now, But One Day We’ll Be In Charge” (the ‘Laugh Now’ mark) had been applied for in bad faith.

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