Joop! fails to trademark exclamation point

An exclamation mark cannot be registered as an EU trademark, the German clothing and perfume company Joop! learnt yesterday.

— From This symbol isn’t a trademark! at The Independent.

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  1. pigoletto
    Posted on 5 October 2009

    Well, Hallelujah for common sense :-D

  2. GalileosDaughter
    Posted on 5 October 2009

    Surprised Bono’s wife didn’t try for that one, too. Then again, the comma, question mark and semicolon are still up for grabs….

    • Robin
      Posted on 5 October 2009

      I’d like the semicolon myself. We could be now; smell; this;

  3. asuperlongusername
    Posted on 5 October 2009

    My first though: “Well, duh.”

    But then I thought harder. My second thought: “Well, duh!!!”

    And I totally support now; smell; this;. Amazing!

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