‘Panama Papers’ trademark applications filed
Three trademark applications have been filed for ‘Panama Papers’—the term coined in the wake of a tax avoidance scandal.
The applications have been filed at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
‘Panama Papers’ is the term used by the media to describe the leak of thousands of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The leaks show how some wealthy people use offshore firms to avoid tax.
The application at the DPMA, for the term ‘The Panama Papers’, was applied for by a company called Casaaam and was published on April 4. The application at the EUIPO, for ‘Panama Papers’, was published on April 11.
The name of the EUIPO applicant is not available.
Casaaam, which applied for the mark in relation to goods and services in classes 9, 40, and 41, has also applied for the same mark at the EUIPO. The classes applied for are directed to electronic publications, television entertainment and photographic film developing.
The EUIPO application has been applied for in classes 16, 38, 40 and 41, which include drawing pens, fabrics for book binding, and satellite and radio communications.
