Apple is well known for its concept and its design. Not to competitors would copy their style interior design company wanted to trademark registration decor of its stores. But for that it would go through required the brands “acquired distinctiveness”, the average consumer connects the interior with a particular company or brand.
Patent Appeals Board struck already in December 2014 concluded that this was not the case and the Supreme Administrative Court now chooses not to take up the case.
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In the judgment dated December 19 described the store decor including “off the wall protruding shelves, shelves in several rows along the walls, rectangular table set in the middle of the store in the longitudinal direction”. The assessment was that the current interior was regarded as traditional equipment for a store in the electronics industry.
Certainly gives the interior an austere and minimalist impression, writes the work of the operative part. But they did not consider it differed enough from the usual style furnishings in the industry.
For a case to be taken up by the Supreme Administrative Court is required to: a vital would be important guidance for law enforcement, or the Patent Appeals Board careless and made mistakes in their assessment. No such circumstances exist here consider the court.
In doing so, it is now free to copy the Apple Store the best you want.
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