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Unincorporated sport associations can seek trade mark protection for the names of non-professional football clubs

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jiplp/jpu021

1747-1540

Michele Giannino,

Copyright and Intellectual Property

In an interim decision an Italian court ruled that an unincorporated sport association is allowed to seek trade mark protection for the name and crest of a non-professional football team, provided that the place name included in the claimed marks is not a mere geographical indication.