IPPT20100225
TRADEMARK LAW
‘Color Edition’ is normal construction of words
• That the association of the terms ‘color’ and ‘edition’ was not unusual but a normal construction in light of the lexical rules of the English language and that the mark did not therefore create, for the target public, an impression sufficiently far removed from that produced by the simple juxtaposition of the verbal elements of which it was composed to alter its meaning or scope.
LITIGATION
Law firm can bring an application for a declaration of invalidity based on an absolute ground:
• Absolute ground for refusal of registration aim to protect the general interest.