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1 November 2017Trademarks

London black cabs lack distinctive character, appeals court affirms

The English Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from The London Taxi Company (LTC) against a finding that designs of the city’s famous black cabs lack distinctive character.

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13 November 2017   A ruling from the English Court of Appeal which said that the design of London’s famous black cabs lacks distinctive character shows that registering shapes as trademarks in the UK is becoming increasingly difficult.