XPost: uk.politics.misc 
 From: joe@jretrading.com 
  
 On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:53:40 -0000 (UTC) 
 Incubus  wrote: 
  
 > ...because it's a cube. 
 > 
 >   "The court said: 'Given that the essential characteristics of that 
 > shape are necessary to obtain the technical result consisting of the 
 > rotating capability of that product, that shape could not be 
 > registered as an EU trademark.'" 
 > 
 > https://news.sky.com/story/rubiks-cube-firm-left-puzzled-after 
 losing-eu-trademark-11843918 
 > 
 > 
  
 Funny, the first UK trademark was just a red triangle. 
  
 But the EU lobbying industry is second to none... so, where does the 
 money lead? 
  
 -- 
 Joe 
  
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