A resolution by Ecuador’s highest administrative court applying the principle of specialty had the effect of adopting criteria set by the Andean Community Court of Justice. Resolution No. OCDI-2020-589. Case: BRITT, Class 30 v. BRIT & design, Class 31. Vafo Praha, s.r.o. applied for its trademark BRIT & design to protect pet food and treats in Ecuador. Chocolates Britt Sociedad Anónima appealed to the Collegiate Body of Intellectual Rights (Collegiate Body) a previous dismissal rendered to its opposition. This was grounded in a number of previous registrations for its trademark BRITT, to protect chocolate, coffee, cookies, and some other products...
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