III RN 240/01
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Supreme Court dismisses extraordinary review; 3D shape lacks distinctiveness and cannot acquire secondary distinctiveness for trademark registration.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the extraordinary review against the Patent Office's decision to invalidate a registered 3D trademark. The applicant argued the shape lacked distinctiveness, while the Patent Office held it was merely a functional building block toy. The court ruled that such a form lacks primary distinctiveness and cannot acquire secondary distinctiveness, thus failing trademark registration requirements.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 4 ust. 1, Art. 7 ust. 2 u.z.t.; A three-dimensional shape reflecting the product and determined solely by functional properties lacks primary distinctiveness and cannot acquire secondary distinctiveness required for trademark registration.
Keywords
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three-dimensional trademark
distinctiveness requirement
functional features
secondary distinctiveness
extraordinary review
trademark invalidation
building block toy
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 4 ust. 1 u.z.t.
Art. 7 ust. 2 u.z.t.
Art. 393 § 12 k.p.c.
Art. 10 ustawy z dnia 1 marca 1996 r. o zmianie Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
art. 6 k.p
art. 107 k.p
art. 8 k.p
art. 77 k.p
art. 7 k.p
art. 80 k.p
Cited Case Law
AI generatedI CRN 61/93
I ACa 1590/99