The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that it has filed an amicus brief in a referral to the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that asks for clarification on registering human faces as trademarks. INTA urged the Grand Board to confirm that “signs consisting of photorealistic facial images of people, including famous ones, are not per se excluded from trademark protection.” For a copy of the amicus brief, click here.