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Apple successfully challenged a trademark application filed by Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics Co. at the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), arguing that the citrus fruit logo bore visual similarities to Apple’s own logo. While the EUIPO found the logos only minimally similar, it sided with Apple due to its stron…
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Apple Secures Partial EU Trademark Refusal Over Citrus Logo Resembling Its Iconic Apple Apple successfully challenged a trademark application filed by Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics Co. at the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), arguing that the citrus fruit logo bore visual similarities to Apple’s ow... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/apple-secures-partial-eu-trademark-refusal-over-citrus-logo-resembling-its-iconic-apple

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