Does it matter which Board of Appeal hears your case when it comes to the distinctiveness inquiry under article 7(1)(b)?
— An edited version of this article first appeared on IPKat on 12 November 2014 — Some recent decisions – and topical ones at that, with the holiday season imminently approaching for this new father (hi Jack and Willy!) – relating to the treatment of 2D and 3D marks for toys suggest that there might read more…