The registration as a Community trade of the Rubik cube\u2019s shape is valid. The graphical representation of the cube doesn\u2019t contain a technical solution to prevent its protection as a trademark.<\/p>\n
At the request of Seven Towns, a British company which manages especially intellectual property rights related to “Rubik Cube”, the Union Trademark Office (OHIM) registered in 1999 as a Community trademark the three-dimensional shape of this cube for the “three-dimensional puzzles” .<\/p>\n
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
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":"
The registration as a Community trade of the Rubik cube\u2019s shape is valid. The graphical representation of the cube doesn\u2019t contain a technical solution to prevent its protection as a trademark. At the request of Seven Towns, a British company which manages especially intellectual property rights related to “Rubik Cube”, the Union Trademark Office (OHIM) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[99],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n