EU’s Soviet symbol trade mark ban cites Czech opinion

Citing Czech public opinion, a European court has backed a ban on registering the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol as a trade mark

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Chris Johnstone | 20.09.2011

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Soviet images are not banned in the Czech Republic, regardless of public opinion

The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg has upheld a decision blocking the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol from being registered as a trade mark by a fashion house. The court said it was enough for the symbol to offensive to public opinion in some member states, and not all, for such a step to be justified, citing the Czech Republic as an example.

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