Trademark law -No relevance of the “doubtful case rule” – True Depth (Federal Supreme Court)
August 8, 2023
The rule according to which a trademark must be registered in case of doubt only applies within the scope of the IPI registration procedure.
The rule that a trademark must be registered in case of doubt only applies in the IPI registration procedure. It serves the IPI during registration, but loses its relevance in the judicial assessment of the registrability of a sign (BGer of 08.08.2023 (4A_178/2023)