# IP Insights, Commentary & News — Page 31

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HOME / NEWS & INSIGHTS NEWS & INSIGHTS Ideas, developments and perspectives on IP. Analysis of IP practice, AI technology and international protection, alongside news from IPLEX. Explore the articles in English. 391 articles and updates ⌕ All Patents AI & Software Overseas Trademarks Designs Trademarks IPLEX News Overseas Designs Overseas Patents Copyright Technology Listing 391 articles Trademarks 2023.02.24 Trademark Similarity Case: PRO-PAD Similarity depends on appearance, sound and meaning in the context of the designated goods, and whether consumers or traders may confuse their commercial origin. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.22 Trademark Similarity: F1X versus F1 and Other Marks The comparison considers appearance, sound and meaning objectively, as a whole and through separate observation. The issue is whether use for the designated goods may cause consumers or traders to confuse their source. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.21 Trademark Similarity: AUTOMAGICALLY versus MAGIC AUTO The applied-for mark consists of “AUTOMAGICALLY,” describing something that happens automatically with an apparently magical element and a better-than-expected result. The word combines the ideas expressed by “automatic” and “magical.” ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.20 Trademark Similarity: UNSTRESS versus STRESS-OUT and Another Mark When marks are used on the same goods, compare their appearance, sound and meaning objectively, both overall and as encountered separately, to assess the likelihood of source confusion. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.17 Figurative Trademark Similarity: Case-Law Summary Former Article 7(1) of the Trademark Act listed marks ineligible for registration notwithstanding Article 6. The cited text reflects amendments dated December 10, 1993; August 22, 1997; February 3, 2001; and December 31, 2004. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.16 Figurative Marks: Judicial Similarity Analysis The court considers appearance, sound and meaning objectively and in the overall impression of each mark. Visual features may be particularly significant where they dominate that impression. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.15 Trademark Similarity: Sooryehan Biyun versus Biyunjin A composite mark need not always be understood or pronounced in full. Where its elements are not naturally inseparable, comparison may focus on a distinctive part. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.14 Trademark Similarity Case: 700 Service-mark similarity is assessed objectively through overall and separate observation of appearance, sound and meaning, focusing on how consumers and traders perceive the source of the services. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.13 Trademark Similarity: Key Judicial Findings The wording “DOHC” is unrelated to the bag and wallet retail services at issue and dominates the mark, giving it strong distinctiveness. The small bird graphic makes a limited contribution to the overall impression. ↗ Read article IPLEX News 2023.02.09 IP Daily Column: The Nike Shoe NFT Case Yongduck Kim draws on blockchain knowledge and IP work involving Kakao and TMAX affiliates to analyze the US trademark dispute concerning Nike shoe NFTs. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.07 Trademark Similarity: A Pictorial-Mark Case ① Both marks consist of stylized anchor designs and do not readily evoke a name or concept other than an anchor. ② The court considered the written and visual evidence in Exhibits 10 through 93, including their subparts, together with the overall arguments. ↗ Read article Trademarks 2023.02.06 Trademark Similarity: GRAZIA versus GRACIA Where the components of a mark are not naturally inseparable, an independently distinctive element may determine how consumers pronounce or understand it. ↗ Read article 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

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