欧州一般裁判所

EUIPO

nooka your space is not confusable with NOKIA – 3

Moreover, even if the goods concerned can be advertised orally, on radio or by other consumers, that does not invalidate...
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

Visually and conceptually similar to a below-average degree – 2

Despite a previous Board decision stating that the term ‘cloud’ is not necessarily understood by all relevant consumers ...
EUIPO

A mere promotional statement that highlights the provider’s commitment to excellence

The colours in the sign applied for (i.e. yellow and black), cannot detract the relevant public’s attention from the sem...
EUIPO

Combination of colours’ distinctiveness still under scrutiny – 1

It must be noted that, although Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 does not differentiate according to types of sig...
EUIPO

Just saying ‘It’s B’ doesn’t make it the same B! – 2

According to settled case-law, a sign consisting of a single letter has a minimum degree of distinctive character or a w...
EUIPO

The comparison of the signs (OHIM v Shaker, C‑334/05 P) – 2

Assessment of the similarity between two marks means more than taking just one component of a composite trade mark and c...
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The comparison of the signs (OHIM v Shaker, C‑334/05 P) – 1

The global assessment of the likelihood of confusion must, so far as concerns the visual, phonetic or conceptual similar...
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Self-promotion isn’t an advertising service

There is nothing to suggest that consumers perceived the contested mark displayed on the invoices relied on by the appli...
EUIPO

Just saying ‘it’s B’ doesn’t make it the same B! – 1

Indeed, the descriptive, non-distinctive or weakly distinctive elements of a complex trade mark generally have less weig...