| GREECE: No "energy" for a wind turbine figurative mark |
| Tags: Greece, descriptiveness, lack of distinctiveness, misleading marks, figurative marks, absolute grounds for refusal |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 06/09/2019 @ 14.00 |
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| Saved by the (R)? General Court decides on the 'LIMBIC(R) SALES' trade mark |
| Tags: EUTM; General Court; absolute grounds; descriptiveness; limbic system; behavioural economics |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 24/02/2017 @ 08.56 |
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| EUIPO “smart-seals”(?) equality |
| Tags: EUIPO, Board of Appeal, absolute grounds for refusal, descriptiveness, lack of distinctive character, smart, seal, equality, legality, sound administration, past practice |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 13/02/2017 @ 08.38 |
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| General Court on the 'SCOPE' of the notion of descriptiveness |
| Tags: General Court, Descriptiveness, distinctive character, invalidity request, Scope, EUTM |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 03/04/2016 @ 19.08 |
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| GREEN SMOKE: not another GREENWORLD |
| Tags: Finland, international application, descriptiveness, distinctive character |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 17/03/2015 @ 11.39 |
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| SLIM SLIMMER SLIMMIX |
| Tags: Italy, distinctiveness, foreign word, English term, Supreme court, descriptiveness, common use |
| Posted By: Edith Van den Eede |
| Posted on 20/02/2015 @ 08.46 |
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| OMINTAKEINEN MAKEINEN: overcoming trouble with word play registration in the confectionery field |
| Tags: Finland, registrability, descriptiveness, wordplay |
| Posted By: Blog Administrator |
| Posted on 15/12/2014 @ 01.07 |
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| General Court does not 'rehabilitate' Monster's CTM application |
| Tags: CTM; Absolute Grounds; Descriptiveness; Rehabilitate |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 14/12/2014 @ 20.18 |
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| 'TEXT-TO-SCREEN' or how to call a tool that converts text to on-screen graphics? |
| Tags: German Federal Patent Court; Registrability; Distinctiveness; Descriptiveness; Absolute Grounds |
| Posted By: Christian Tenkhoff |
| Posted on 28/09/2014 @ 23.50 |
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| OHIM BoA: AIR (or ALR) and cable transport |
| Tags: OHIM, Board of Appeal, BoA, absolute grounds, descriptiveness, air, tram, ropeways, cables, suggestive, allusive, direct |
| Posted By: Nikos Prentoulis |
| Posted on 15/09/2014 @ 15.28 |
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