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Feb 08, 2010
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France


Trademarks for numerals remain unsuccessful before the ...


Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France, Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, FranceOn November 19, 2009, the European Court of First Instance issued several decisions denying registration to Community trademarks covering products of class 16 and consisting of numerals – some for numerals only and some bearing additional elements -. The reasoning of the Court show the level of distinctiveness to consider when it comes to applying to register this kind of trademarks on the Community level and the difficulties relating thereto.  read more