I. General aspects relating to 3D/shape marks

The 3D trademark is a figurative trademark in which the three-dimensional design or shape of a trademark is protected. This can be the packaging or shape of a product.

As with other forms of trademarks, it is particularly important that the mark must be distinctive. No prerequisite for 3D trademark protection is – contrary to design law – the novelty and uniqueness of the aesthetic design of a consumer product.  If the respective requirements are met, a product design can be protected as a design and at the same time as a three-dimensional trademark, since the respective protection fulfils different functions.

EUTM No. 011711496 owned by Fenix Outdoor AB Weiterlesen über A backpack shape as a 3D trademark – a BoA decision of the EUIPO

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Recently, in April 2021, the Intellectual Property Offices of the EU Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) published a new Common Practice (CP11). It aims at providing guidance regarding the examination of formal requirements and grounds for refusal and/or invalidity of new types of trademarks like sound, motion, multimedia and hologram marks. By publishing this new Common Practice, it is hoped to increase transparency, predictability and legal certainty for both, examiners and users alike.

(For further information on the network see: https://www.tmdn.org/) Weiterlesen über On New Types of Trademarks -- EU Common Practice CP11 recently published

On April 26, we celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD), as we do every year. The focus will lie on the crucial role that intellectual property plays in encouraging creativity and innovation. For this year's motto "IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market", LexDellmeier is launching the monthly "Start-up and Founders' Hour".

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