German PTO gives green light for all to use Black Friday mark
13 April 2018
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Patrick Wingrove, London
Super Union Holdings will appeal German PTO ruling that “Black Friday” lacks distinctiveness and is not suited to identify commercial origin
The German Patent and
Trade Mark Office has found that it’s not possible
to register the trade mark Black Friday, which refers to the
day after Thanksgiving in the US.
Hong Kong-based company Super Union Holdings registered the
mark in...
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