Home » Posts tagged 'Prohibited Marks'

Prohibited Marks

‘Symbols of Despotism’: The Refusal to Register a Trademark in the EU

‘Symbols of Despotism’: The Refusal to Register a Trademark in the EU

Courtney Doagoo is a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. On September 20, 2011, the General Court of the European Union released its decision to refuse the registration of a Community trademark for the for the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) coat of arms, upholding the previous ruling by […]