ECJ TRADEMARK CASE – ABSTRACT SIGNS – SPAIN CASE
April 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ABSTRACT symbols used to market clothing must gain recognitions amongst consumers before being registered as a European Union (EU)-wide trademark, the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) Court of First Instance has concluded. Rejecting an application for the registration of a thick black longitudinal line ending in a triangle for clothing, footwear and headgear, especially sports footwear, the court said it needed to take into account "the share of market held by the mark, the intensity, the geographical extent and the working life of this ...
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