“The rush to file trade mark applications to capitalize on a trending term or phrase is not new. Just to mention a few recent examples, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) received applications relating to ‘JE SUIS CHARLIE’ in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack and ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ after the killing of George Floyd. During the COVID-19 pandemic, readers would likely imagine that there has been an amount of trade mark applications that take advantage of the term ‘COVID’ or insulting references thereto …” (more)
[Nedim Malovic, The IPKat, 12 June]
First posted 2022-06-13 12:00:21
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