tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post2503494343615889848..comments2024-03-28T13:45:42.289+00:00Comments on The IPKat: News from the UK IPOVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81337393181048990882008-07-08T14:13:00.000+01:002008-07-08T14:13:00.000+01:00Isn't the issue on 3 dependent on whether the feat...Isn't the issue on 3 dependent on whether the feature in question is likely to be driven in the consumer's eyes as a core feature of the product or something which is ancillary. The more core, the more likely it is to take longer for there to be acquired distinctiveness -- in the sense that a consumer would not be surprised if another product with teh saem feature came from a different stable. In this respect decoration is always more likely to acquire distinctiveness even without specifically promoting it as a sign, than elements which are also linked with the function of the product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com