Industry ‘common practice’ isn’t a factor in TMs: CJEU
The EU’s top court has said that trademarks intended to be applied to specific goods don’t need to be examined in light of standard commercial practices in a particular industry.
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23 April 2020 The Court of Justice of the European Union today handed down a decision clarifying two grounds of refusal for a 3D trademark consisting of the shape of a product.