The Deutsche Telekom pink color trademark is under attack

The insurance company Lemonade initiated a legal proceeding against Deutsche Telekom. The reason for this is a claim by the German telecom that Lemonade uses the pink color for its marketing which infringes the Deutsche Telekom registered EU trademarks for that color.

As it is well-known, Deutsche Telekom has used pink and its different shades for its brands for many years.

According to Lemonade, this accusation is unacceptable because it tries to monopolize one of the main colors in the spectrum.  What’s more, the German telecom is not even in the same industry as Lemonade.

For the time being, Lemonade stoped to use this color for its activities.

Of course, when you have a well-known brand, especially in the case of colors, where the protection is not so stable and clear, every trademark owner tries to safeguard its brand value. The subtle moment in this approach is to what extent this can happen in reality.

Source: WIPR.

Samoa joins the Hague Agreement for registration of designs

WIPO reports about the accession of Samoa to the Hague Agreement for international registration of industrial designs. In the way, the country becomes the 72nd Member State of the agreement, which will enter into for on 02.01.2020.

As it is well-known, the Hague system allows international protection of designs based on a single application for the designated countries and paying one fee for that purpose.