ADIDAS three vertical parallel black stripes: lack of distinctiveness

The ADIDAS group, filed an application for a figurative EU trademark dated December 18, 2013 which represents three vertical parallel black stripes: The applied goods embodied in the application form: Class 25: Clothing; Footwear; Headgear. EUIPO accepted on May 21, 2014 the registration of the mark under Registration No. 12442166. However, in December 2014, an application for declaration of invalidity was filed against the subject mark based on lack of distinctiveness pursuant to Article 59…

by Hernández Marti