No monopoly on the Metaverse

Published

Apr 03 2023

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Senior Associate
UK

I'm a senior associate in our Intellectual Property team in London and specialise in advising on all aspects of Brand Management and Product Design.

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Intellectual Property

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Western Europe

On 11 February 2022, Oshee Polska Sp. z. o. o. applied to register two EUTM applications – one for METAVERSE FOOD covering pharmaceutical preparations, supplements, foodstuffs and drinks in classes 5, 29, 30 and 32, and the other for METAVERSE DRINK covering drinks in class 32.

The EUIPO refused both applications on the grounds of non-distinctiveness and, more particularly, on the basis that the goods applied for would be perceived as being made available to consumers in a virtual world (i.e. in the Metaverse).

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