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Results for likelihood of confusion
Mickey is free! It may not be as free, though… Mickey is free! It may not be as free, though… Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Saturday, June 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Keep dry and carry on: High Court finds that D-ROBE infringes DRYROBE Keep dry and carry on: High Court finds that D-ROBE infringes DRYROBE Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Saturday, December 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Audi’s S6 and S8 beat NIO’s ES6 and ES8 Audi’s S6 and S8 beat NIO’s ES6 and ES8 Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Rating: 5
Morley’s: Is the average consumer tired, hungry and intoxicated? Morley’s: Is the average consumer tired, hungry and intoxicated? Reviewed by Oliver Fairhurst on Monday, March 17, 2025 Rating: 5
GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Reviewed by Asude Sena Moya on Monday, February 10, 2025 Rating: 5
Think gin and non-alcoholic beer are not similar? Think again… Think gin and non-alcoholic beer are not similar? Think again… Reviewed by Söğüt Atilla-Aydın on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 Rating: 5
[Guest post] Navigating trade mark oppositions: the risks of weakly distinctive marks and late claims [Guest post] Navigating trade mark oppositions: the risks of weakly distinctive marks and late claims Reviewed by Eleonora Rosati on Wednesday, February 05, 2025 Rating: 5
Audi’s ‘S6’ and ‘S8’ confusingly similar to NIO’s ‘eS6’ and ‘eS8’ models Audi’s ‘S6’ and ‘S8’ confusingly similar to NIO’s ‘eS6’ and ‘eS8’ models Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Rating: 5
Is Elton confusingly similar with Elon? Is Elton confusingly similar with Elon? Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, September 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Another grating decision for Halloumi producers as High Court rejects opposition to GRILLOUMI trade mark Another grating decision for Halloumi producers as High Court rejects opposition to GRILLOUMI trade mark Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse on Friday, September 13, 2024 Rating: 5
No rose without a thorn: L’Oréal could not prove fame of its LANCÔME rose device No rose without a thorn: L’Oréal could not prove fame of its LANCÔME rose device Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, September 09, 2024 Rating: 5
Who is the queen of fruits? Who is the queen of fruits? Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, June 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Elettra Lamborghini and the patronymic trade mark Elettra Lamborghini and the patronymic trade mark Reviewed by Anna Maria Stein on Thursday, May 30, 2024 Rating: 5

Meatless in Paris

When an earlier sign consists of two words and the later mark consists of the same two words but in reversed order, the German Federal Pate...
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Meatless in Paris Meatless in Paris Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Rating: 5
A butterfly is not conceptually similar to a bird, says EUIPO A butterfly is not conceptually similar to a bird, says EUIPO Reviewed by Anna Maria Stein on Monday, January 15, 2024 Rating: 5
A royal headache for EU trade mark courts - the Italian SUSSEX ROYAL trade mark application is revived by the EU Board of Appeal A royal headache for EU trade mark courts - the Italian SUSSEX ROYAL trade mark application is revived by the EU Board of Appeal Reviewed by Alessandro Cerri on Sunday, December 31, 2023 Rating: 5
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