異議申立

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

APPLE and OPPLE are visually and aurally smilar at least to an average degree – 1

Indeed, according to settled case-law, where a figurative mark containing verbal elements is compared visually to a word...
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...
EUIPO

The term ‘CIGALES’ independently evokes the PDO

When consumers encounter the sign applied for, the term ‘CIGALES’ does not go unnoticed. Although there is no likelihood...
EUIPO

RED ENERGY is not Confusable with REDA Energy for energy – 3

The graphic component of the earlier right cannot be pronounced, as it has no obvious, clear concept. The term ‘RED’ is ...
EUIPO

RED ENERGY is not Confusable with REDA Energy for energy – 2

The fact that the first verbal element of the contested sign ‘REDA’ contains one more letter than the corresponding verb...