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USPTO

HABANA BRISA Confusable with HAVANA TAN! for Sun Care Preparations – 1

In articulating reasons for reaching a conclusion on the issue of confusion, there is nothing improper in stating that, ...
EUIPO

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 6

As regards the concept of ‘taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or the repute of the trade mark’, also r...
EUIPO

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 5

In any case, even if the pronunciation of the beginning of the signs at issue differs on account of letters ‘A’ and ‘O’,...
EUIPO

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 4

The specific reputation of the earlier mark – including qualitative aspects, such as a particular image (luxury, lifesty...
EUIPO

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 3

Leading case-law consistently recognises the importance of the central parts and endings of ‘relatively short’ signs. Re...
EUIPO

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 2

The Opposition Division applied the relevant legal standard applicable to short marks (typically reserved for two/three ...
EUIPO

FRUIT CREATIONS and COCA-COLA CREATIONS have only very few visual and few phonetic similarities

The greater or lesser degree of distinctiveness of the constituent elements of the signs at issue which are common to th...
EUIPO

What you see is what you get

For consumers who perceive the contested sign as having five vertical parallel stripes, not only is the number of stripe...
USPTO

Are T-Shirts and Hats Related to Toy Action Figures?

The evidence provided by the Examining Attorney suggests that toy action figures, tshirts, and hats can be relatively in...
USPTO

Is TROOMY for Supplements Confusable with TROOP for Mushroom-Containing Supplements?

We must “give the identified in the application their full scope in our analysis of the second DuPont factor.” On its fa...