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EUIPO

The consumer will associate the number ‘4’ with a quantifiable measure such as size which corresponds to a characteristic of the goods

The contested sign is a figurative mark, more particularly a stylised numeral mark that consists of a bold, stylised num...
EUIPO

The figurative element of the mark applied for dominates the overall impression created by that mark

As regards the dominant elements of the signs at issue, for at least a non-negligible part of the relevant public the ve...
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...
EUIPO

The sign will be perceived as a descriptive composite in relation to the medical goods concerned

It is true that if, due to the unusual nature of the combination in relation to the goods or services, a combination cre...
EUIPO

The public will not automatically associate the contested sign with the fashion designer Nina Christen

For the German-speaking part of the relevant public, the word ‘CHRIST’ will be understood as meaning an individual who i...