フィリピン “W” is the dominant feature of both Starwood’s and Oceanic’s marks – 22
In the present case, it is not difficult to imagine how the services covered by both marks can operate within the overla...
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コンセント Application for registration of the mark was made in bad faith
Taking into account the Applicant’s repute as an exporter of rice products, as well as the Applicant’s evidence regardin...
フィリピン “W” is the dominant feature of both Starwood’s and Oceanic’s marks – 2
Relative to the issue on confusion of marks and trade names, jurisprudence has noted two types of confusion: (1) confusi...
UKIPO Differences do not materially alter the overall concept introduced by CRYSTAL
Where a proportion of the average consumer recognises the difference between the marks created by the word BAR in Bargai...
EUIPO Relevant consumer will not naturally establish a mental link between the signs – 2
It has to be observed that to the extent that the professionals also form part of the public at large, there is an overl...
EUIPO Relevant consumer will not naturally establish a mental link between the signs – 1
On all three levels of comparison the marks are linked through the term ‘WE’. As it is a basic English word, a significa...
EUIPO Knowledge of the shapes in the market and the saturation of prior art are not considerations leading to a finding of bad faith – 2
Τhe fact that the EUTM proprietor refrained from enforcing its trade marks rights for a certain period, or that it only ...
EUIPO Knowledge of the shapes in the market and the saturation of prior art are not considerations leading to a finding of bad faith – 1
When the shape extends to verbal and figurative elements, its identification and the assessment of its distinctiveness m...
ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 4
I am not convinced by Eastman NZ’s argument about the different trade marks ELC has used and registered. Adopting differ...
ニュージーランド The threshold for establishing bad faith – 3
A finding of bad faith would require establishing that the applicant (when filing) lacked an intention to use the trade ...