The European Court of Justice has tightened the Baby-Dry definition of descriptive trade marks in two decisions that bring further clarification for brand owners. In its February 12 rulings in ...

Descriptive words or phrases are conceptually weak trademarks that are difficult to enforce. A descriptive mark conveys or describes a characteristic or feature of the goods or services with which it ...

The Re-examination and Evaluation Board of the TPI has upheld UNOX SPA’s appeal against the refusal to register the mark BAKERLUX for ovens based on absolute grounds under Article 7/1(c) of the Decree ...

BBC reported today that Apple was recently denied a trademark for “iPad mini” after authorities in the United States claimed the term was “merely descriptive.” Apple still has until July to convince ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied Apple's bid to trademark the term "iPad Mini," contending that "mini" is "merely descriptive" of goods or services sold in miniature form. In a letter ...