Ghazilian’s Trade Mark Application, 2002, ETMR 57

Citation: Ghazilian’s Trade Mark Application, 2002, ETMR 57

Link to case on WorldLII (reference).

Rule of thumb: If a trade mark is immoral, can it be rejected? Yes, offensive/immoral terms cannot be trade marked.

Judgment:

Where a trade mark offends moral standards it cannot be registered, ‘... it is only in cases where it is plain that an accepted principle of morality is being offended against that registration should be denied’, at paragraph 21

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