Leo Messi wins a judicial battle in a Court of the European Union

The season 2017-18 approaches to his end for the clubs, but still remains a big challenge veraniego with the World-wide of Russia. After a promising campaign with the FC Barcelona, to Leo Messi will touch him lead to the Argentinian selection, although no all the worries of the crack are sportive.

This same Thursday the one of Rosario has received a good news of the General Court of the European Union (TGUE), that has resolved a conflict that opened in 2011. The cancellation of a resolution of the Office of Copyright of the European Union (EUIPO) has benefited to the footballer, that will be able to commercialise products with his mark.

After trying register the mark 'Messi' in August of the quoted year, received the reply some months after Jaime Masferrer Comma, one of the leaders of 'House Masferrer', that produces articles under the label 'Massi'. The company argued that there was too seemed between both, and the battle finally has received a full stop.

The European Union closes the battle between 'Massi' and 'Messi'

The opposition of the Masferrer was accepted by the EUIPO in 2013, and although the player interposed a resource, in 2014 was desestimado. The assistants of the forward resorted then to the European Justice, that after valuing carefully the situation, have failed to his favour.

"The degree of similarity between the marks is not the sufficiently elevated as to be able to consider that the pertinent public can think that the products in question proceed of the same company or, in his case, of companies linked economically", has stood out the TGUE.

Like this, Messi will be able to register his surname to sell pieces to dress, articles of gymnastics or of sport and devices and instruments of protection, separating his activity of Massi, that produces bicycles, helmets and sportive pieces. With a sportsman so mediático like the Barcelona, any detail explains.