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Tequila Legado fails to register EU trademark for ‘T’-shaped bottle cap

By Abhishek Kumar ( December 9, 2024, 18:42 GMT | Insight) -- The EU Intellectual Property Office has upheld a rejection of Tequila Legado's trademark application for its “T”-shaped bottle cap, ruling the shape lacks distinctiveness from common caps in the alcoholic beverages market. The office dismissed Legado's arguments that the shape was creative and a protected design right in the UK and EU. It held that applications to register a trademark in the EU need to be assessed solely on the basis of the EU Trade Mark Regulation.Tequila Legado’s application to register a trademark for its “T”-shaped light brown and black bottle cap was rejected by the EU Intellectual Property Office, or EUIPO, on Friday....

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