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EUIPO

It is very unlikely that the color of the product will determine the consumers’ choice

The mere fact that the colour purple was chosen because of its unusual, unique and memorable character must be disregard...
EUIPO

The term ‘LEGALTECH’ conveys a promotional message with regard to the services at issue

The term ‘LEGALTECH’ conveys a message that is understood immediately and without any effort by the relevant public. Eve...
EUIPO

The term ‘properti’ will be understood in the same way as the English term ‘property’

Considering that the contested sign ‘properti’ and the English noun ‘property’ are pronounced (almost) identically, at l...
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

Canceling RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use

The Board has held in the context of an ownership dispute that “when the parties are claiming rights in the same mark fo...
USPTO

Canceling ZIGONG LANTERN GROUP Registration due to Geographical Descriptiveness

We take judicial notice that multiple English language dictionaries list “Zigong” as a defined word, and each such dicti...
EUIPO

Unusual combination of SAFETY MADE BEAUTIFYL is non-distinctive

The applicant argued that the sign is an unusual combination that turns something mundane (safety) into something beauti...
USPTO

Weakness of “BNB” Brings Cancellation Denial

An online association based on proximity is not the same as a trademark inquiry as to the perception of the relevant pub...
EUIPO

Verbal element ‘viento’ is clearly secondary in the visual perception of the sign – 2

The signs’ strong similarities stem from their figurative elements depicting an anchor within a circle, drawn up in the ...
EUIPO

Verbal element ‘viento’ is clearly secondary in the visual perception of the sign – 1

When signs consist of both verbal and figurative components, in principle, the verbal component of the sign usually has ...