The trademark authorities claimed that both world famous images were often used in advertising as symbols for male and female beauty respectively. For this reason the images would be unsuitable for registration as a trademark for cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. The applicant appealed against the refusal and was awarded. In this case it does not concern two separate images but a unique combination of two statues. Through its composition a manipulated and unusual image is created, which gives the logo a distinctive character. A just decision, although it is rather unfortunate that the Court did not issue a statement on the use of images from the public domain.
