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The City of Rovaniemi's Santa Claus Trademark Remains Valid — the EU Agency Did Not Accept the Claim for Annulment

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The EU Copyright Office has ruled that the trademark “Santa's Official Hometown” will not be invalidated. The agency had been petitioned to invalidate the trademark.

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No other city than Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland can call itself the hometown of Santa Claus. The EU states that, according to Finnish Yle.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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A Dutch journalist demanded that the trademark granted to Rovaniemi be invalidated.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The EU Copyright Office has ruled that the trademark “Santa's Official Hometown” will not be invalidated. The agency had been petitioned to invalidate the trademark.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has decided that Rovaniemi, located in northern Finland, can use the trademark "Official Hometown of Santa Claus".

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EU Intellectual Property Office confirms trademark protection for Rovaniemi. The Finnish city remains the official residence of Santa Claus.

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yle broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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