Cases of Review and Adjudication and Lawsuit Involving Trademark Composed of Combination of Colours

Case 1 The English applicant, the Standard Chartered PLC, filed, on 18 April 2002, an application with the Trademark Office for registration of a device trademark (See Fig. 1 below; hereinafter referred to as the trademark in point) in goods of class 16 of the International Classification, such as "paper, card board, book, magazine, and stationery". The applicant stated in the application that the trademark in point was one composed of combination of colours. Upon examination, the Trademark Office issued...