30 November 2017Trademarks

EU General Court rules against Red Bull colour combination mark

A trademark consisting of the mere juxtaposition of two colours, without a systematic arrangement, is not sufficiently precise and uniform to be valid, the EU General Court has ruled in a case concerning the Red Bull blue/silver mark.

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