从“解百纳”案看商品通用名称的认定

商品通用名称与商标之间由于显著性的得失而发生转化。如果商品通用名称具有显著性则可注册为商标。反之,如果商标丧失显著性将会退化为通用名称。在判定某商标是否为通用名称时,主要从"相关公众"及其"广泛性"两方面进行考查。"解百纳"案的处理过程对商品通用名称的认定具有参考意义。

Trademark can be transformed into generic name because of losing distinctiveness. One generic name can be registered if it has distinctiveness. On the contrary, losing distinctiveness will make one trademark degenerate. It can be judged by the ＂related public＂ and ＂generalization＂. The ＂Cabernet＂ can be referenced in the determination of the generic name.