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EUIPO

Consumers focus on the verbal elements rather than on the representation of the ice cream itself on the packaging – 3

According to case-law, the weakly / non-distinctive character of an element that is common to two signs reduces the rela...
2026.01.09
EUIPO出所混同のおそれ商標の類否欧州異議申立結合商標識別力
EUIPO

Consumers focus on the verbal elements rather than on the representation of the ice cream itself on the packaging – 2

Both signs contain the realistic depiction of a similar round-shaped, chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick, with an irr...
2026.01.08
EUIPO出所混同のおそれ商標の類否欧州異議申立結合商標識別力
USPTO

BOWENS for Guitars is Primarily Merely a Surname

Section 2(e)(4) of the Trademark Act precludes registration of a proposed mark on the Principal Register that is “primar...
2026.01.04
USPTO拒絶理由米国識別力
USPTO

KAHWA not Generic for, or Descriptive of, Cafés and Coffee Shops – 3

Under the doctrine of foreign equivalents, foreign words used as a mark are translated into English and then tested for ...
2026.01.03
USPTO拒絶理由米国識別力
USPTO

KAHWA not Generic for, or Descriptive of, Cafés and Coffee Shops – 2

“A term is merely descriptive if it immediately conveys knowledge of a quality, feature, function, or characteristic of ...
2026.01.02
USPTO拒絶理由米国識別力
USPTO

KAHWA not Generic for, or Descriptive of, Cafés and Coffee Shops – 1

A generic term is the common descriptive name of a class of goods or services and cannot be registered as a trademark be...
2026.01.01
USPTO拒絶理由米国識別力
EUIPO

All the elements making up the contested sign do not depart from the norm or customs of the sector of laundry and cleaning products – 2

It should also be borne in mind that novelty or originality are not relevant criteria for assessing the distinctive char...
2025.12.31
EUIPO拒絶理由欧州識別力
EUIPO

All the elements making up the contested sign do not depart from the norm or customs of the sector of laundry and cleaning products – 1

The perception of the average consumer is not necessarily the same for trade marks consisting of the appearance of the p...
2025.12.30
EUIPO図形商標拒絶理由欧州識別力
EUIPO

The coinciding word element ‘Sushi’ is descriptive for the relevant goods and service – 2

While both signs feature a distinctive verbal element, namely ‘Sho’ (in the earlier mark) and ‘Jo’ (in the contested sig...
2025.12.24
EUIPO出所混同のおそれ商標の類否欧州異議申立結合商標識別力
EUIPO

The coinciding word element ‘Sushi’ is descriptive for the relevant goods and service – 1

The coinciding word element ‘Sushi’ will be perceived by the relevant German public as a Japanese dish in the form of sm...
2025.12.23
EUIPO出所混同のおそれ商標の類否欧州異議申立結合商標識別力
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