商標登録insideNews: EU court refuses to grant trademark to ‘fizzing’ sound heard after opening can, World News | wionews.com

Fizzing sound denied as registered trademark

Fizzing sound denied as registered trademark
Palais de la Cour de Justice, Kirchberg, Luxembourg

An European Union court ruled on Wednesday that the sound of a drink can opening, followed by several seconds of fizzing is not a trademark. German company Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings had applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register the noise made by its fizzy drinks cans.But the company was left feeling flat after being rejected on the grounds that the sound was not “distinctive” enough.

情報源: EU court refuses to grant trademark to ‘fizzing’ sound heard after opening can, World News | wionews.com

“The sound made by a drinks can being opened, followed by a silence of approximately one second and a fizzing sound lasting approximately nine seconds” is not a so-called sound mark, the European General Court said in a statement.
[プルタブを開けた音に続く1秒の沈黙の後の9秒間のしゅわしゅわの音は所謂音商標ではないと判断されています。]

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