EUIPO “Diamond” is unlikely to be universally perceived as a laudatory element
Assessment of the similarity between two marks means more than taking into consideration just one component of a composi...
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USPTO Is KARMA KRACKERS for Crackers Confusable with KARMA for Nuts?
The words KARMA KRACKERS are featured prominently in the center of the mark. Applicant’s composite mark emphasizes the w...
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...
USPTO Is M8KIT Confusable with M8 for Clothing?
The existence of third-party registrations on similar goods can bear on a mark’s conceptual strength. Specifically, thir...
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 ...
EUIPO “C6” is Confusable with “C4” for Enegy drinks
Aurally, the earlier mark will be pronounced as ‘C4’ and the contested sign as ‘C6’. The figurative element of the conte...
USPTO CAMPANARIO for Alcoholic Beverages Except Beer Confusable with BELL TOWER for Beer
Under the doctrine of foreign equivalents, foreign words from common languages are translated into English to determine ...
EUIPO Non-hypothetical future risk of undue profit from the reputation of the ‘GAP’ brand – 5
The absence of any intent on the part of the proprietor of the contested sign to free-ride, even if established, is not ...
EUIPO Non-hypothetical future risk of undue profit from the reputation of the ‘GAP’ brand – 4
Moreover, it claimed that the images of glamour, of a modern and relaxed style, conveyed by the earlier mark and the rep...