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USPTO

JAPANESE COWBOY Confusable with TOKYO COWBOY for Restaurant and Bar Services

The marks each have a geographic term (TOKYO and JAPANESE) as the first term; they share the literal term COWBOY as the ...
USPTO

Perfumes Related to Cosmetics for Make-Up Artist Work

Perfume and fragrances are the type of product purchased by consumers seeking to enhance their beauty. It is foreseeable...
USPTO

COGNAC LIFE for Magazine Publishing Confusable with Famous COGNAC Regional Certification Mark – 2

Because COGNAC brandy is commonly featured in magazines and other publications and because BNIC publishes its own digita...
USPTO

COGNAC LIFE for Magazine Publishing Confusable with Famous COGNAC Regional Certification Mark – 1

A certification mark, as distinguished from a trademark, does not indicate commercial source or distinguish the goods or...
EUIPO

Visually similar to an average degree and aurally similar to an above-average degree – 2

Phonetically, the signs coincide in the sound ‘truss’ at the beginning. Although the contested sign is shorter that the ...
EUIPO

Visually similar to an average degree and aurally similar to an above-average degree – 1

It is true that the signs present differences: the applicant’s possesses figurative features and is short. The signs dif...
UKIPO

Lesser degree of similarity between these goods will be offset by the identity between the marks

In respect of the goods at issue, I find that the average consumer will be either health boards or private health clinic...
UKIPO

Obvious risk of damage should the opponent’s customers be dissatisfied with goods purchased from the proprietor

In the classic case of passing off, where the defendant represents his goods or business as the goods or business of the...
UKIPO

Both parties operate in different sectors

The opponent is a provider of battery storage, while the holder provides financial services relating to investments in p...
UKIPO

The shared use of ‘PARAISO’ would lead consumers to being confused between the marks

Although direct confusion and indirect confusion both involve mistakes on the part of the consumer, it is important to r...