Practice question
An applicant seeks a mark consisting exclusively of words describing the goods’ quality. No acquired distinctiveness is shown. Which is correct?
- Every descriptive term is inherently distinctive
- Descriptiveness never matters
- Only the applicant’s advertising budget matters
- All words are prohibited
- Section 123.1(j) presents a bar, subject to section 123.2’s acquired-distinctiveness route where established
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html — RA 8293, sections 123 and 126
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