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In issue 9\/2023 of “GRUR-Prax – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Praxis im Immaterialg\u00fcter- und Wettbewerbsrecht” BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney at law Fabio Adinolfi discusses the ECJ judgment T-423\/21 of 14.09.2022 on the likelihood of confusion of word\/figurative marks.<\/p>\n

In this judgment, the court follows the decisions of the lower instances and confirms the likelihood of confusion of two trademarks registered for fish products. A stylized fish as the dominant image in the younger mark was not found to be distinctive.<\/p>\n

Attorney at law Fabio Adinolfi welcomes the ECJ ruling, as it puts a stop to the popular strategy of adding a figurative element to word marks in order to prevent a possible likelihood of confusion with third-party marks.<\/p>\n

According to Fabio Adinolfi, figurative elements are only distinctive and suitable for avoiding collisions if they have no relation to the own goods and services sought.<\/p>\n

Read the complete discussion of the ECJ judgment by Fabio Adinolfi in german language in the issue 09\/2023 of GRUR-Praxis! Registered users of Beck-Online can download it here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In issue 9\/2023 of “GRUR-Prax – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Praxis im Immaterialg\u00fcter- und Wettbewerbsrecht” BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney at law Fabio Adinolfi discusses the ECJ judgment T-423\/21 of 14.09.2022 on the likelihood of confusion of word\/figurative marks. 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