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EUIPO

The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 2

Moreover, the public is accustomed to the inclusion of special characters which, although formally not in line with the ...
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The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 1

The examiner did not fail to consider the dot ‘.’ between the terms ‘MUSIC’ and ‘AI’. The examiner found that the dot si...
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RED ENERGY is not Confusable with REDA Energy for energy – 3

The graphic component of the earlier right cannot be pronounced, as it has no obvious, clear concept. The term ‘RED’ is ...
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RED ENERGY is not Confusable with REDA Energy for energy – 2

The fact that the first verbal element of the contested sign ‘REDA’ contains one more letter than the corresponding verb...
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RED ENERGY Not Confusable with REDA Energy for energy – 1

The public will not generally consider a descriptive element forming part of a complex mark as the distinctive and domin...
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Relevant public — degree of attention

The average consumer of the category of products concerned is deemed to be reasonably well informed and reasonably obser...
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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...
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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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BMV’ found to free-ride on BMW’s reputation

Visually, the signs are similar to an above-average degree. The signs coincide in the letters ‘BM’, placed in the same o...