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06/20/2022

EGC decides 10-year battle – two stripes on shoe

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The question, whether two stripes on the side of a shoe have a distinctive character or can lead to the invalidity of a trademark was subjected in the case of 4 May 2022. But how did the European General Court…

06/18/2021

Pirelli's tire groove remains registered as an EU Trademark

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After almost 10 years, the dispute over the PIRELLI figurative trademark comes to an end with a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 3 June 2021. The European General Court (EGC) previously ruled that…

03/08/2016

In Switzerland, Apple’s iPhone home button is considered not distinctive, but purely decorative.

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The Federal Administrative Court in Switzerland recently ruled that Apple’s home button cannot be registered as a trademark as it lacks distinctive character. The Court did not find it evident that the mark had…

10/30/2015

ETMDN: Communication on the Common Practice of Distinctiveness - figurative marks containing descriptive or non-distinctive words

Distinctiveness

European Trade Mark and Design Network (ETMDN) is a network connecting national and regional Intellectual Property Offices, User Associations and other IP Organisations. The network has on 2 October 2015…

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