The name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday, after his brother tried to lay a claim.The court upheld the decision of the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) that refused a trade mark application by Escobar Inc. in 2022....
The story of Pepe, a #hippopotamus from #Colombian drug lord #PabloEscobar’s private zoo, inspired #Dominican#FilmDirector Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias to make a #film reflecting on the impact of #colonialism, he said. The #hippo, one of many wild animals kept on Escobar’s private estate, escaped into the surrounding countryside and lived there for many years after the drug lord’s death in 1993.
European court rules drug lord Pablo Escabar's name can not be trademarked (www.reuters.com)
The name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday, after his brother tried to lay a claim.The court upheld the decision of the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) that refused a trade mark application by Escobar Inc. in 2022....