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Coca-Cola handed mixed ruling in ‘Zero’ trademark row

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has ruled that Coca-Cola does not have exclusive rights to the term ‘Zero’, but has granted it a trademark covering a line of soft drinks.

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