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Lee and Li Attorneys at Law | Taiwan | 8 Feb 2021
TIPO holds similarity of trademarked goods not restricted by classification of goods or services in Trademark Act
In the examination stage of trademark dispute cases, how to determine whether the goods or services are similar and the extent of their similarity are…
AKD | European Union, Netherlands | 20 Apr 2020
Dutch court of appeal diverges from German appellate court in G-Star case
In 2019 The Hague Court of Appeal overruled a first-instance court decision even though that court had followed an earlier German higher court…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 15 Apr 2019
Packaging Alert: Do Your Research To Avoid Looking Like A Dum Dums
This case shows the risks of imitating a market leader’s packaging, even if it appears to be common place, without market research and careful…
Hogan Lovells | USA | 12 Apr 2019
The Curse of Shoeless Joe Continues: TTAB Finds White Sox Fan Lacked Bona Fide Intent-To-Use
For any baseball fans already preparing to capitalize when their favorite team wins their next World Series game, you may strike out before getting up…
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | USA | 2 Apr 2019
Federal Circuit to TTAB: Consider All Dupont Factors in Likelihood of Confusion Analysis
The Federal Circuit recently reminded the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that when analyzing whether a likelihood of confusion exists between two…
Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 21 Mar 2019
Apple Secures IWATCH Trademark Registration in Singapore
On 24 January 2019, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ("IPOS") delivered its written judgement dismissing an opposition filed by Swatch AG…
Danubia Patent and Law Office LLC | Hungary | 4 Mar 2019
Facebook secures finding of likelihood of confusion by association
Facts The applicant in a recent case filed a coloured device mark featuring the words 'mbook - ablak a világra' (ie, 'window to the world') in…
AKD | Netherlands | 18 Feb 2019
Hema crocodile takes bite out of Lacoste trademark
The Hague District Court recently issued a preliminary ruling in which it held that Lacoste could not invoke its famous crocodile trademark in order…
Novagraaf | European Union | 25 Oct 2018
Lack of conceptual similarity, by itself, weighs against existence of likelihood of confusion, finds General Court
A recent judgement by the General Court provides a useful reminder of the tests for assessing likelihood of confusion, as well as the evidentiary…
Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC | USA | 25 Oct 2018
Intervening user of 5IVESTEAK restaurant name prevented update of earlier 5IVE RESTAURANT
Inn at St. John’s, LLC registered and used the name 5IVE RESTAURANT in logo form. When it sought to register the same logo but substituted the word…
