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Results for Art. 7(1)(e)(ii) EUTMR
Unboxing Tetra Pak: General Court declares iconic carton shape invalid Unboxing Tetra Pak: General Court declares iconic carton shape invalid Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Rating: 5
A twist too functional: General Court rejects hand-grip corkscrew trade mark A twist too functional: General Court rejects hand-grip corkscrew trade mark Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Thursday, March 12, 2026 Rating: 5
AG Biondi: extending patent rights through trade marks is not bad faith per se (but the “line is blurry”) AG Biondi: extending patent rights through trade marks is not bad faith per se (but the “line is blurry”) Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Rating: 5
EUIPO’s Board of Appeal: Motion mark for an opening window lacks distinctiveness and only shows a technical process EUIPO’s Board of Appeal: Motion mark for an opening window lacks distinctiveness and only shows a technical process Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, December 16, 2024 Rating: 5
New CJEU referral on interplay between bad faith and trade mark functionality New CJEU referral on interplay between bad faith and trade mark functionality Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Rating: 5
General Court maintains the validity of Lego minifigures as EUTMs General Court maintains the validity of Lego minifigures as EUTMs Reviewed by Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Friday, December 08, 2023 Rating: 5
3D bottle trade mark distinctive but rejected on functionality grounds 3D bottle trade mark distinctive but rejected on functionality grounds Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, July 24, 2023 Rating: 5
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