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The European Trade Mark and Design Network has produced a common practice for use when assessing the inherent distinctiveness of figurative trade marks containing descriptive and/or non-distinctive words.
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This strategy sets out the government’s approach to tackling intellectual property crime and infringement for the next five years
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