USPTO GHOSTWRITTEN INC. Not Proven Merely Descriptive of Publication of E-books and Blog Posts
Consumers cannot be expected to immediately understand the significance of GHOSTWRITTEN INC. in connection with the reci...
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USPTO Despite 18 years of Sales, LED Configuration Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness
Applicant bears the burden of proving acquired distinctiveness. To show that a proposed mark has acquired distinctivenes...
EUIPO How do weak distinctive elements sound together?
It is well-established case-law that the greater or lesser degree of distinctiveness of the elements common to the mark ...
EUIPO Ex officio refusal of protection – ONE PIECE
The relevant English-speaking consumer would understand the sign as having the following meaning: any single thing. The ...
香港 Single digit number
The distinctiveness of a mark consisting of single digit number is assessed by reference to the designated goods or serv...
イギリス Distinctiveness character of mark
In making that assessment, account should be taken, in particular, of the inherent characteristics of the mark, includin...
EUIPO Oxymorons can be descriptive too
As regards the arguments based on the registration of the sign applied for in the United Kingdom and the United States, ...
香港 Single letters
Although the distinctive character of single letter marks should be assessed by reference to the goods or services appli...
オーストラリア Non-traditional Trademarks
IP Australia > Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure > 21.1. Non-traditional signsThe 1995 Act at section 17 defi...
EUIPO A potential head of damage – dilution
L’Oréal v Bellure (Case C-487/07), CJEUAs regards detriment to the distinctive character of the mark, also referred to a...