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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

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...
EUIPO

Given the strong visual differences which compensate for the phonetical identity, a likelihood of confusion can be safely excluded

Neither sign has any element that could be considered clearly more dominant than other elements, considering the relativ...
EUIPO

The word ‘Hawaiian’ will be understood as a reference to a state of the US in the central Pacific. 

Following the assessment of the inherent distinctiveness of the sign’s single verbal element, the examiner would then ne...
USPTO

Confusion likely with the registered mark IDEAL SALE for “Real estate investment services” – 2

The marks IDEAL CAPITAL GROUP and IDEAL SALE “are visually similar, as both begin with the word” IDEAL. “The second elem...
USPTO

Confusion likely with the registered mark IDEAL SALE for “Real estate investment services” – 1

There is nothing on the face of the mark to suggest that the word IDEAL is an acronym for “Income, Depreciation, Equity,...
USPTO

LOTE MAESTRO for Alcoholic Beverages Confusable with MAESTRO for Tequila

As for the words, LOTE appears above and in a larger font than MAESTRO, likely emphasizing the connotation of the words ...
USPTO

Is MICHAEL THE BULL Confusable with THE BULL ATTORNEYS! for Legal Services?

The word mark THE BULL ATTORNEYS! is more dissimilar than similar in appearance and sound to MICHAEL THE BULL because th...
USPTO

Is FLAT EARTH SURF CLUB Confusable with TERRA PLANA for Clothing?

Under the doctrine of foreign equivalents, foreign words from common modern languages are translated into English to det...