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 ...
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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 Lesser degree of similarity between these goods will be offset by the identity between the marks
In respect of the goods at issue, I find that the average consumer will be either health boards or private health clinic...
UKIPO Obvious risk of damage should the opponent’s customers be dissatisfied with goods purchased from the proprietor
In the classic case of passing off, where the defendant represents his goods or business as the goods or business of the...
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 ...