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Warner Bros triumphs over German studio in EU trademark appeal case

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( September 3, 2025, 14:27 GMT | Insight) -- Warner Bros. has won an EU court appeal that the proposed logo of German film and TV producer W&B TV bears a significant similarity to its own mark of the letters W and B on a heraldic shield. The European Union Intellectual Property Office had initially said the there was no similarity between the marks despite both companies operating in the same sector.Warner Bros. has won an appeal in an EU court that the proposed logo of German film and TV producer W&B TV bears a significant similarity to its own mark of the letters W and B on a heraldic shield. ...

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