Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

What are similar trademarks? Known as likelihood of confusion or a Section 2(d) refusal, this is one of the most common reasons why trademark applications get rejected. Likelihood of confusion is not the same as actual confusion. Why avoid trademark confusion in the first place?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In 2020, the board dismissed the appeal in its entirety and found that there was a likelihood of confusion pursuant to Article 8(1)(b). It followed that, contrary to what the applicant had submitted, first, the relevant public was likely to break down the mark applied for into ‘tiger’ and ‘cat’. In a judgment (Case T?251/21

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DuetsBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Seth Godin has written about how Nike is a great brand because we can imagine what a Nike hotel would look like. . So, let me ask a slightly weirder question: If Nike were an ice cream flavor, what would it taste like? . What if Ben & Jerry’s were a basketball shoe? What would it look like? .

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Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

Glossary A What are absolute grounds? What is acquired distinctiveness? What are additional factors (for pharmaceutical trademarks)? What is application date? What is an application fee? What is application language (EUIPO)? What is an application number? This term is only used in Europe.

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