#otd February 19, 1966 the image of Coca-Cola bottle was registered as a trademark in the USSR. Now it’s the Russian #trademark. 60 years & still in force.
February 12, 1914, Germany, trademark registration for MICKSCH in respect of chocolate, praline, confectionery, baked goods. 112 years & still in force! No changes in the mark since the registration. #trademark#trademarkattorney#IntellectualProperty
1. On May 14, 2025 the IP Court (Russia) issued very important decision regarding the STARBUCKS trademarks.
In 2022 restaurateur Pinsky bought out all of Starbucks’ assets and changed the name of the coffee shops to Stars Coffee.
7. P.S. Rather surprising outcome. The marks are extremely similar. The Russian PTO found them to be confusingly similar. But the strategy of Starbucks was to prove that the marks can coexist in the Russian market, otherwise it would have led to cancellation of 7 trademarks.
Yesterday I saw white strawberry and suddenly thought of the US #trademark application for the color pink on pineapple flesh. Still pending.
Red bananas were spotted last week.
Color trend in #food ?
Civil Code:There may not be registered as trademarks designations identical to a name, pseudonym, or designation derivative therefrom, portrait, or facsimile of a person well-known in Russia on the date of filing the application without the consent of this person or heir thereof