ECJ: ‘third party’ under Article 9(1) includes owner of later registered CTM

In Fédération CynologiqueInternationale v FederaciónCanina Internacional de Perrosde Pura Raza (Case C-561/11),the European Court of Justice(ECJ) has held that that a ‘thirdparty’ under Article 9(1) of theEU Community TrademarkRegulation (207/2009) includesthe owner of a later registeredCommunity trademark (CTM).