(CN) - An eight-year battle over the trademark of the Rubik's Cube's shape ended with the European General Court ruling on Tuesday that the mark does not involve a ...

The owner of the Rubik’s Cube has lost an appeal to regain the European Union trademark rights to the classic puzzle’s iconic shape in a new twist to the ongoing legal drama. Rubik’s Brand Ltd. lost ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Rubik's Cube, a multicolored three-dimensional puzzle, lost a trademark battle on Thursday, Nov. 10, after Europe's top court said its shape was not sufficient to grant it protection ...

There may be no easy cheat code for solving a Rubik’s Cube, but one UK company gave it a shot — not with complex algorithms, but with legal arguments. Their move? Try to trademark the classic puzzle's ...

(CN) — An EU high court adviser said Wednesday that the Rubik's Cube shape cannot be trademarked since the shape is essential to its function — something suited for patent protection instead. European ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few folds and it becomes a star. A few more folds and you have three cubes. Turn it in on itself and you've got a pyramid. What ...

In Extreme Toys Ltd v Seven Towns SA, the Israeli registrar of trademarks has held that the shape of the Rubik’s Cube was functional and was thus ineligible for registration as a 3D mark. Register for ...