{"id":25749,"date":"2023-10-13T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw-relaunch.wp1.visual4.com\/putin-and-public-morality-in-trademark-law\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:40:59","slug":"putin-and-public-morality-in-trademark-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/putin-and-public-morality-in-trademark-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin and public morality in trademark law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"4d2024\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-31495 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Putin und die \u00f6ffentliche Moral im Markenrecht, sittenwidrig, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4d2024; object-position:0% 6%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 6%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Putin-und-die-oeffentliche-Moral-im-Markenrecht-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d4b5d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_8203ce2df77f45d57f0dacc6373cd207\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Putin and the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">public morality in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-44b0f56a7a43988fe107a79a918c989f\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">trademark law.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76c96157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-13T12:19:32+02:00\">13. October 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c93ec0be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Are there absolute grounds for refusing protection for a trademark application with the name of Russian President Putin because it is contrary to public morals? The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has commented on this and on the effects of a tragic geopolitical situation.   <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-put-putin-in\">Put Putin in<\/h2>\n\n<p>The EU trade mark applied for was &#8220;Put Putin In&#8221;. The trademark was applied for goods in class 25, in particular for clothing and headgear. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-euipo-put-putin-in-ist-sittenwidrig\">EUIPO: &#8220;PUT PUTIN In&#8221; is SITTENWIDRIGHT<\/h2>\n\n<p>The EUIPO rejected the application on 23.08.2023<a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/put-putin-in-018843822-de.pdf\">(automatically translated German version of the decision at DeepL<\/a>), as it was of the opinion that there were absolute grounds for refusal.<\/p>\n\n<p>Trademarks that offend common decency are excluded from registration. According to the EUIPO, this applies to trademarks that a reasonable, normally sensitive and tolerant consumer would find blasphemous, racist, discriminatory or offensive or that advertise drug use. <\/p>\n\n<p>In English, the sign applied for means to<em>introduce<\/em>Putin or to <em>imprison Putin<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The sign applied for is contrary to public morals because it attempts to capitalize on a tragic event, namely the military conflict in Ukraine. In doing so, it violates recognized moral principles. <\/p>\n\n<p>This does not change even if some consumers could possibly perceive the sign as positive (e.g. in the sense that Putin is &#8220;locked up in prison&#8221;). The trademark was therefore rejected by the EUIPO for all goods applied for. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This case highlights the ethical considerations that can play a role in <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/markenrecht\/\" id=\"209\">trademark law<\/a>. Trademarks that attempt to capitalize on tragic or sensitive events may be considered an affront to public morals and therefore rejected. This is to prevent the abuse of events that cause suffering and tragedy and to ensure that the trademark system is not used to capitalize on such situations.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the case also makes it clear that the question of immorality is by no means static, but is subject to constant change and that the assessment can also be influenced by events &#8211; such as the war in Ukraine in this case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box 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