The EU Court refused DPSU to register the phrase “Russian warship…” as a trademark

The European Intellectual Property Agency believes that this slogan is considered purely political.

The Court of General Jurisdiction of the European Union decided to refuse the State Border Service of Ukraine to register the well-known phrase “Russian warship…” as an EU trademark.

This is stated in the court decision.

The DPSU administration applied to register this phrase in Russian and English as a brand on the territory of the European Union for a wide range of goods and services, but was refused.

The European Intellectual Property Agency explained that this slogan is considered a purely political and not a commercial expression, which makes it impossible to use it as a trademark. According to the court, the phrase cannot perform the main function of the brand, because the average consumer perceives it primarily as a political…