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Results for Article 7(1)(B) EUTMR
An imaginative sign for smart houses qualifies for EU trade mark registration An imaginative sign for smart houses qualifies for EU trade mark registration Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Tuesday, May 06, 2025 Rating: 5
Mercedes’s off-road vehicle illustration insufficiently distinctive for EU trade mark registration Mercedes’s off-road vehicle illustration insufficiently distinctive for EU trade mark registration Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Monday, April 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Tangfastic news! EUIPO rules on distinctiveness of gummy bears (R 872/2023-4) Tangfastic news! EUIPO rules on distinctiveness of gummy bears (R 872/2023-4) Reviewed by Alessandro Cerri on Friday, October 27, 2023 Rating: 5
EUIPO shoots down application to register virtual firearm as a trade mark EUIPO shoots down application to register virtual firearm as a trade mark Reviewed by Alessandro Cerri on Saturday, September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
A slogan that consists only of a promotional formula? Not for an EU trade mark! A slogan that consists only of a promotional formula? Not for an EU trade mark! Reviewed by Giorgio Luceri on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Rating: 5
How long is too long? The James Bond theme How long is too long? The <em>James Bond</em> theme Reviewed by Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo on Friday, December 31, 2021 Rating: 5
'XOXO' word mark cannot be registered as a trade mark, says EU General Court 'XOXO' word mark cannot be registered as a trade mark, says EU General Court Reviewed by Riana Harvey on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Rating: 5
EU General Court reiterates that low distinctiveness cannot be offset by specialised public in Balmain cases EU General Court reiterates that low distinctiveness cannot be offset by specialised public in Balmain cases Reviewed by Riana Harvey on Tuesday, March 03, 2020 Rating: 5
“AGING BACKWARDS” for fitness-related goods and services? Insufficiently distinctive, says EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal “AGING BACKWARDS” for fitness-related goods and services? Insufficiently distinctive, says EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Thursday, May 02, 2019 Rating: 5
Guitar headstock not distinctive for … guitars, says EUIPO Board of Appeal Guitar headstock not distinctive for … guitars, says EUIPO Board of Appeal Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Saturday, April 13, 2019 Rating: 5
EU General Court proves it can be a real heartbreaker when it comes to trade mark applications EU General Court proves it can be a real heartbreaker when it comes to trade mark applications Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Saturday, March 02, 2019 Rating: 5
EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal allows registration of Bacardi bottle as an EUTM EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal allows registration of Bacardi bottle as an EUTM Reviewed by Nedim Malovic on Sunday, January 06, 2019 Rating: 5
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