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EU-UK Spotlight: Renewables, trade, and the global supply chain
Germany: No colour trademark for the golden Easter bunny
17 September 2020
A well-known Swiss chocolate manufacturer has been trying to achieve trademark protection for its golden Easter bunny for several years now. So far, its endeavours have been unsuccessful: The trademark application for the “Goldhase” (German for “golden bunny”) as a 3D-mark was rejected several years ago. In a recent decision, the Higher Regional Court of Munich now found that the bunny’s characteristic golden colour is also not eligible for trademark protection (Higher Regional Court Munich, decision from 30th of July 2020 – 29 U 6389/19).
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