On September 17, 2008, the CFI recognized similarity between the signs FVB and FVD both for insurance, financial and real estate services in class 36. According to the Court, the public has a higher level of care when it comes to the services concerned. Besides, the letters D and B are identically pronounced in the …
An interesting recent decision of the Paris Court of appeal stated on the issue of fraudulent applications. CLARINS owner, of the mark PAR AMOUR, successfully opposed it to the registration of the mark TOUT L’AMOUR of DIOR. DIOR however filed another trademark for TOUT L’AMOUR DE DIOR, hoping that the adjunction of their notorious company …
As previously reported, the European Directive of April 2004 was implemented in France in October 2007 to increase the means to fight counterfeiting. The enforcement decrees to complete the text, especially to precise the deadlines mentioned in the implemented law, have been published last June. Some French Courts already considered that said law was in …
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“Clothes” are not similar to “school equipments, travel bags, rucksacks” In a case opposing trademarks ROXY, ROXY GIRL, and ROXY SURF to ROXY LIFE, the French Supreme Court denied similarity of clothes with bags and school equipment on November 28, 2006 The judges argued that they did not have to determine whether, due to the …
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