Love or hate them, its hard to argue that Apples retail stores arent highly distinctive. Thats what the EUs highest court thought when it overruled a German verdict and said that Apples store design could be registered as a trademark in Europe. Though Apple holds a store trademark granted last year by the USPTO, Germanys patent office rejected it, despite admitting that the retail layout was an essential aspect of (its) business.
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