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British Petroleum's Quest To Patent The Color Green Posted by Pile (11327 views) [E-Mail link] The High Court of Australia has dismissed a bid by BP to have the green Pantone color 348C used in its logo registered as its trademark. Despite the setback, BP has registered the color green in over 20 countries. BP's barrister, David Shavin, requested leave to appeal the lower court's decision that the company can't trademark the color. However, Justice William Gummow was skeptical: "It might be inherently adapted to mislead, might it not? ... What is nature [sic] and healthy about the production or consumption of petroleum products?" BP's Shavin asserted, "To the consumer in the context of oil, your Honour, green indicates BP, not environmental friendliness." Justice Michael Kirby commented that "it was a clever color to have chosen so many years ago because it is now very much associated with the environmental movement." A majority of the three judges rejected BP's application and awarded costs against the company. Details     Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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