Bojan Vrbnjak
British officer Daily Mail reported to have been a seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton through your company 44IP involved in a long-term legal battle with a Swiss watch manufacturer Hamilton International due to an attempt to protect the Hamilton brand across Europe.
Daily Mail reported to the court EU decided against Lewis Hamilton and stated that the company was established in 1892, the name Hamilton has been used for as long as Hamilton as a racer alive. 44IP has initiated trademark protection proceedings Lewis Hamilton for goods such as watches and jewelry, so they challenged the brand of watches Hamilton. The watch company was originally founded in USA, before moving to Switzerlandwhen it was taken over by the group Swatch. European Union Intellectual Property Office EUIPO he said: "The argument concerning the intellectual property rights of racer Lewis Hamilton is rejected."
"The contested mark consists of only one word, HAMILTON and not LEWIS HAMILTON. It is a fairly common surname in English-speaking countries. It is not a natural right for a person to have his name registered as a trademark if this would infringe the rights of third parties. The applicant for denunciation also expressly acknowledged that the contested mark HAMILTON had been in use since 1892, that is to say, before the date of Lewis Hamilton's birth as a natural person. The EU trade mark proprietor has shown significant economic activity in the watch industry since 1892,”Reads the explanation EUIPO.
