A trademark cannot contain the symbol of cannabis. Such was the decision of the General Court of the European Union issued on 16 December 2019, which we broadly commented in one of our previous IP...
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Sep
The symbol of cannabis is contrary to public policy and a trademark containing it cannot be registered in the European Union.
In a judgment of December 12th 2019, in case T-683/18, the General Court (Seventh Chamber) stated that a trademark referring to cannabis cannot be registered, as it is contrary to public policy in the meaning of...