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Denomination of a plant variety and descriptive use of a third-party trade mark - Despacho de abogados Gómez-Acebo y Pombo

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Denomination of a plant variety and descriptive use of a third-party trade mark

1 of September, 2025

There is no doubt that the registered name of a plant variety may be used by anyone who markets plant material of that variety. However, in this specific case, the Supreme Court’s statement that “the term ‘Persimmon’ was used by the defendant to identify a specific variety of caqui” is noteworthy.