フィリピン “W” is the dominant feature of both Starwood’s and Oceanic’s marks – 8
Being a single letter and presented in standard character, the W word mark of the petitioner clearly lacks distinctivene...
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EUIPO ‘BIG MAC’ enjoys an enhanced degree of distinctiveness for meat sandwiches – 3
The interviewers asked an additional question regarding the frequency of usage of a fast-food product with the name ‘BIG...
EUIPO ‘BIG MAC’ enjoys an enhanced degree of distinctiveness for meat sandwiches – 2
The degree of distinctiveness measuring the degree to which a particular name, term or brand is associated by the genera...
EUIPO ‘BIG MAC’ enjoys an enhanced degree of distinctiveness for meat sandwiches – 1
The awareness or knowledge of the term ‘BIG MAC’ without any prior identification of the product or service is very high...
EUIPO The evidence does not establish bad faith
Even if the IR was filed shortly after the IR holder faced repeated challenges to prove genuine use of its earlier EUTMs...
EUIPO The signs are visually and aurally similar to an average degree as they coincide in the distinctive element ‘GENIA’
The term ‘GENIAPORE’ as a whole is an invented word and thus normally distinctive. However, the relevant professionals u...
EUIPO The earlier mark ‘AMAIZIN’ included in its entirety in the contested sign’s is immediately perceptible and eye-catching
The contested sign is a complex figurative sign composed of the verbal elements ‘Five’, ‘AMAIZIN’, ‘Food &Family’, as we...
フィリピン “W” is the dominant feature of both Starwood’s and Oceanic’s marks – 7
It can reasonably be inferred that word marks are registered irrespective of their design, representation, and any speci...
フィリピン “W” is the dominant feature of both Starwood’s and Oceanic’s marks – 6
In the case of word marks or if no special characteristics have to be shown, such as design, style of lettering, color, ...
USPTO TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal for GHOST AGENCY & Design for Advertising Services due in part to a Crowded Field of “GHOST” Marks
To further support its argument that the cited mark is conceptually weak, Applicant made of record sixty-three third-par...