Most of us are now familiar with the idea that a shape can gain protection as a registered trade mark. The Coca-Cola bottle is a famous example.
An Australian Federal Court decision this month (Bodum v DKSH Australia [2011] FCAFC 98) held that unregistered rights in features of a product’s shape can also be protected, if the shape itself has acquired a sufficient reputation. FULL POST
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