Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the trademark KEYTRADER is invalid for descriptiveness and lack of distinctiveness under trademark law
Decisione estratta
The mark is descriptive for the relevant financial and technical goods and services and therefore lacks inherent distinctiveness; the invalidity finding stands.
Motivazione estratta
'Trader' directly describes the provider, user, or purpose of the relevant goods and services; 'Key' adds only an emphasizing, laudatory element and does not remove the descriptive character. The mark was not shown to have acquired distinctiveness through use.