Judgment Of Distinctiveness Of Trademarks Combining 3D Marks And Other Elements

Trademarks combining 3D marks and other elements are different from pure 3D trademarks with "3D appearances constituted by commodity packaging or by commodities," and from trademarks of ordinary types like word trademarks and device trademarks. This paper will analyze three questions relating to the distinctiveness of trademarks combining 3D marks and other elements.

I. Three questions arising from trademark examples in China

(i) Examples of trademarks combining 3D marks and other elements that have been approved for registration

The following trademarks are made up of 3D marks and other words on commodity packaging. All of them have been allowed for protection by the Trademark Office.