EU離脱で揺れる欧州連合知的財産庁ですが、今週、タブレットとスマートフォンの双方で利用できる最初のモバイルアプリ、eSearch plus app、をリリースしています。eSearch plus appはApple store itunesとthe Android App storeからそれぞれダウンロードできます。なお、eSearch plusは商標と意匠を統合したサーチツールです。
A European court has affirmed an earlier ruling that Spanish football club FC Barcelona has not been able to demonstrate genuine use of trademarks in a dispute with US-based fashion company Kule.
Under the European Union Trademark Regulations (Article 7(1)(e)(i)), trademarks consisting solely of a shape or other characteristic resulting from the nature of the goods cannot be registered and such goods. Rejection of a mark consisting of a technical result, shape, or other characteristic of the goods necessary to obtain a substantial value for the mark shall not be overridden by the conspicuity caused by use.