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Iceland the country won its trademark case agains Iceland the supermarket chain so there is probably something to it. EUIPO "[Iceland Supermarket] cannot reaso
by redslazer 2y ago
Iceland the country won its trademark case agains Iceland the supermarket chain so there is probably something to it.
EUIPO "[Iceland Supermarket] cannot reasonably trademark the name of a country that has been around since the 9th century".
- falcor84 2y agoI didn't know that was decided, and was just catching up on it now. This was a fun read: > Mr Walker and other high-level executives from Iceland (the supermarket), took an emergency delegation to Iceland (the country), where they were met with a cold shoulder. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-13/iceland-country-secures-trademark-win-over-supermarket-chain/10999984 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-13/iceland-country-secur...