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EUIPO

nooka your space is not confusable with NOKIA – 1

The element ‘noka’ or ‘nooka’ of the mark applied for will not be the only element to be pronounced. It must be held tha...
EUIPO

Minor differences are insufficient to rule out a likelihood of confusion – 2

Consumers within the EU may purchase the earlier anti-aging skincare products from a manufacturer’s own online shop, eve...
EUIPO

Minor differences are insufficient to rule out a likelihood of confusion – 1

The Board concurs with the contested decision that both signs are figurative marks composed of two letter ‘F’s mirrored ...
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

Is DANKE Confusable with MERCI for Chocolates?

MERCI and DANKE both mean thank you. But because “thank you” is widely used in the industry and pervasively associated w...
EUIPO

No likelihood of confusion between “Pets at Home” and “BEPETHOME” – 5

The word ‘HOME’ is also part of basic English vocabulary, as confirmed by the Court. This word is among the ‘3000’ most ...
EUIPO

No likelihood of confusion between “Pets at Home” and “BEPETHOME” – 4

As confirmed by the General Court, the public is often confronted with terms and expressions or acronyms which it regard...
EUIPO

No likelihood of confusion between “Pets at Home” and “BEPETHOME” – 2

Furthermore, descriptive signs or indications are those which may serve in normal usage from the target public’s point o...
EUIPO

No likelihood of confusion between “Pets at Home” and “BEPETHOME” – 1

The earlier mark is a figurative mark consisting of the verbal element ‘Pets’ in a rather stylised bold green typeface. ...
EUIPO

OLIMPRO HELADOS and OLYMPIC are aurally and conceptually similar to an average degree – 5

This word element ‘OLIMPRO’ stands out from the other elements, namely the abstract figurative element and the non-disti...