人人熟知的阿迪達(dá)斯 “三道杠”標(biāo)識(shí)，被歐盟法院判決為無效商標(biāo)。理由是該商標(biāo)缺乏特色......這難道是要換標(biāo)志的意思？

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英文原文音頻：

The?European Union General Court on Wednesday ruled against Adidas' claim that its famous three stripes, applied in any direction, deserve trademark protection.?

歐盟普通法院周三判阿迪達(dá)斯敗訴。阿迪達(dá)斯稱其著名的任意方向的三條杠應(yīng)受法律保護(hù)。

The ruling dealt a blow to a sports apparel giant that famously polices other companies and designers for any possible infringement on its logo.

這項(xiàng)判決對(duì)阿迪達(dá)斯造成了嚴(yán)重的打擊。這家運(yùn)動(dòng)服飾巨頭出了名地監(jiān)督其他公司和設(shè)計(jì)師，防止任何一點(diǎn)可能侵犯其logo的行為。

The high court judgment upheld a 2016 decision from the European Union Intellectual Property Office, which dismissed Adidas' 2014 trademark application after determining the logo was "devoid?of any distinctive character."

高等法院維持了2016年歐盟知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)局的決定，也就是在決定商標(biāo)“缺乏任何獨(dú)特性”后，駁回了阿迪達(dá)斯2014年的商標(biāo)申請(qǐng)。

Similarly, the General Court said the German company could not prove that the stripes had a distinctive enough character throughout the 28-nation trade bloc. "The mark is not a pattern mark composed of a series of regularly repetitive elements, but an ordinary?figurative?mark," the court said in a statement.?

類似的，普通法院稱這家德國公司無法證明三條杠在28國貿(mào)易集團(tuán)中具有足夠的獨(dú)特性。“這個(gè)標(biāo)志不是由一系列規(guī)律的重復(fù)元素構(gòu)成的圖案，而是普通的形象標(biāo)志?！狈ㄔ涸谝豁?xiàng)聲明中說道。

Adidas said it is disappointed in the ruling and is considering its next options.

阿迪達(dá)斯稱其對(duì)判決十分失望，正在考慮下一步選擇。

It's a rare loss for the sports apparel company, which has earned a tough reputation among competitors and fashion designers for aggressively litigating against anyone who has used stripes in their collections.

對(duì)于這家運(yùn)動(dòng)服飾公司來說，敗訴是很罕見的。阿迪達(dá)斯在競爭對(duì)手和服裝設(shè)計(jì)師中以強(qiáng)硬著稱，對(duì)任何在服裝中使用條紋的人提起訴訟。

New York designer Thom Browne switched the number of stripes from three to four in his signature line of grey suits after he was sued by the sportswear company.?

在受到這家運(yùn)動(dòng)服飾公司起訴后，紐約設(shè)計(jì)師湯姆·布朗將他經(jīng)典灰色西服上的三條杠改成了四條。

Adidas also exchanged blows with footwear brand Skechers. After partially winning a lawsuit in May 2018 over a Stan Smith tennis shoe lookalike, Adidas continued to notify Skechers over trademark violations throughout the year, leading Skechers to file acountersuit?in late 2018, reported the Fashion Law website.

阿迪達(dá)斯也和鞋類品牌斯凱奇互毆過。在2018年5月，阿迪達(dá)斯在Stan Smith網(wǎng)球鞋仿品的訴訟中部分勝訴，之后一整年阿迪達(dá)斯又繼續(xù)警告斯凱奇侵犯商標(biāo)權(quán)。這使得斯凱奇在2018年年末提出反訴，時(shí)裝法網(wǎng)站報(bào)道說。

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今日語言點(diǎn)

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1）devoid?adj. 缺乏，沒有

常見用法：devoid of sth. 沒有…的；缺乏…的

I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling.

我從沒見過如此面無表情的臉。

She is devoid of all pretence.

她一點(diǎn)也不做作。

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2）figurative?adj.比喻的；象征的

in a figurative sense 從比喻意義上來說

figurative painting（寫實(shí)畫）&? abstract painting（抽象畫）?

文中figurative mark，指圖形商標(biāo)。

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3）countersuit?反訴

counter-有反作用力的意味：

比如counteract，v. 抵消；中和

比如counterattack，v. 反擊

又比如counteroffer，n. 買方還價(jià)

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