This case, American Cruise Line v HMS American SteamBoat Queen, seems to suggest that it can be. I believe there are other cases that suggest otherwise (GoPets v. Hise).

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TMView is a handy multi-country online trademark search tool provided by the good people at EUIPO, who, among other things, administer the European Community Trademark.

TMView is found at “tmdn.org”. If you search ‘TMView’, you will receive a result which may look like this:

HOWEVER, you may also receive an additional search result that…

Remember – these are allegations.

Background here

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DJ Plaintiff uses HIPPIE LAUNDRY for clothing. DJ Defendant owns CHINESE LAUNDRY and DIRTY LAUNDRY for shoes. Defendant protested Plaintiff’s potential expansion of HIPPIE LAUNDRY into footwear.

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TTAB Test: Is "ROSE" Generic for Beer-Based Mixed Beverages? https://t.co/wsgda041qT pic.twitter.com/yaXBK8BDAz

— TTABlog (@TTABlog) July 10, 2017

India:
Online infringement: the role of intermediarieshttps://t.co/kjdEDR1i8g

— TrademarkBlog (@TrademarkBlog) July 10, 2017

interesting #trademark: configuration of bourbon bottle resembling shotgun shell with rattlesnake wrapping around ithttps://t.co/k29TlVVs5f pic.twitter.com/1S81LM9vw7

— Erik Pelton® (@tm4smallbiz) July 7, 2017

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a few misrepresentations aren't commercial advertising or promotion https://t.co/sGgmmOrWty

— Rebecca Tushnet (@rtushnet) July 5, 2017

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Diageo defines its Bulleit Design Mark and Trade Dress as:

a. Clear canteen-shaped glass bottle with rounded shoulders;
b. Embossed brand name above the label;
c. Arched text in the top line of the embossed brand name;
d. Convex text divider between components of the embossed brand name (e.g. BULLEIT BOURBON speared from FRONTIER WHISKEY);…

Sonneman, seller of lighting products, sues privacy service, NameCheap (provided of WhoisGuard), for protecting site used to sell infringing lighting products.
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