Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard For “Relatedness” in Trademark Law, and Reverses TTAB 联邦法庭明确商标法中”相关性“的定义

Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard For Relatedness and Reverses TTAB 联邦法庭明确商标法中”相关性“的定义 联邦法庭认为,虽然“TAKETEN” 与“TAKE 10!” 很相似,但前者是用于医院的10天预防医药项目,后者是一生命科学研究所用于鼓励学校提供身体锻炼的项目,这两个项目间没有证据会产生混淆。专利商标局只能在有更多证据表明会引起消费者混淆的情况下,才可以拒绝注册该商标。 On Tuesday, December 16, 2014,  the Federal Circuit overturned a U.S. Patent and Trademark decision, holding that a hospital’s trademark for a residential, health improvement program can co-exist with a mark used for a research foundation’s fitness program.  The court held …

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