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The graphical representation of the cube doesn\u2019t contain a technical solution to prevent its protection as a trademark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the request of Seven Towns, a British company which manages especially intellectual property rights related to \u201cRubik Cube\u201d, the Union Trademark Office (OHIM) registered in 1999 as a Community trademark the three-dimensional shape of this cube for the \u201cthree-dimensional puzzles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2006, Simba Toys, a German toy manufacturer requested the cancellation at OHIM for the three-dimensional trademark because it contains a technical solution consisting in its ability to rotate, and such a solution can only be protected under a patent and not as a trademark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since OHIM dismissed the petition, Simba Toys notified the Court with an action for annulment of the OHIM\u2019s decision, but the Court dismissed the action brought by Simba Toys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The registration as a Community trade of the Rubik cube\u2019s shape is valid. 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