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Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access published online on November 9, 2006
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl183
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© The Author (2006). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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Phillip Johnson 1
1 Barrister, DTI Legal Services, Legal Adviser to the Patent Office


  Abstract

A trade mark which is not inherently distinctive must acquire distinctive character throughout a member state to be registered; where a member state (or the Benelux) is divided linguistically and a mark lacks distinctiveness in one language, but not another, it is only necessary to show sufficient distinctiveness in the linguistic area where it is not distinctive.


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