韩国最高法院明确立体商标显著性的审查方法

• 出 处: 中华商标
• 发表日期: 2015年08期
• 关键词: 商标显著性 人造髋关节 审查方法 标准审查 立体形状 审查标准 知识产权 图形 形状 delta

最近,韩国最高法院在一起商标案件中,明确了立体商标显著性的审查标准。本案中,最高院认为立体商标显著性的审查与其他类别的商标没有什么不同,商标中包括的各种要素,比如形状、符号、字母和图形等等都应予以审查,而不是仅仅依据韩国知识产权局修改后的审查标准审查立体形状本身。本案的涉案申请是人造髋关节球(图一)。对于该申请,最高院认

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