USPTO The first Dupont factor weighs in favor of likelihood of confusion
The oval design feature of Applicant’s mark that surrounds the word DSU and frames it, forming a background, does not di...
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EUIPO “NERO CHAMPAGNE” Refused as an EU Trade Mark for Champagne Wine and Related Services
It can be presumed that a trade mark that contains or consists of a PDO, registered solely in respect of products comply...
USPTO GHOSTWRITTEN INC. Not Proven Merely Descriptive of Publication of E-books and Blog Posts
Consumers cannot be expected to immediately understand the significance of GHOSTWRITTEN INC. in connection with the reci...
USPTO Despite 18 years of Sales, LED Configuration Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness
Applicant bears the burden of proving acquired distinctiveness. To show that a proposed mark has acquired distinctivenes...
USPTO TTAB Finds VITAWHEY Confusable with VITAWAYS for Dietary and Nutritional Supplements
In assessing the marks, we compare their “appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.” Refusal is appropri...
EUIPO How do weak distinctive elements sound together?
It is well-established case-law that the greater or lesser degree of distinctiveness of the elements common to the mark ...
シンガポール Louis Vuitton Counterfeit Case: Singapore Court Decision – 3
Even if the claimant's material was used in the Offending Goods, it still does not change the fact that the Offending Go...
シンガポール Louis Vuitton Counterfeit Case: Singapore Court Decision – 2
About a month later, the claimant instructed its representative to make a trap purchase of 12 of the Offending Goods. Th...
シンガポール Louis Vuitton Counterfeit Case: Singapore Court Decision – 1
This judgment deals with the assessment of damages for trade mark infringement where the defendant has used a counterfei...
EUIPO Bad faith: No free-ride on association with renowned public figure
In the present case, to the extent that there are relevant and consistent indicia enabling the Board of Appeal to find t...