‘Staropramen’, also covering beers. Pivovary Staropramen claimed there was a likelihood of confusion due to the similarity of the trademarks and the goods that they offer. The Cancellation Division granted the
Determining whether trademarks are similar – and, if so, the degree of similarity – is an important issue in trademark disputes. The Supreme Administrative Court issued some guidance on this matter
the domain constituted confusing similarity as it was “identical” to the registered Haribo trademark. It was also found that the disputed domain had been registered in bad faith as it contained
“substantial similarities” between the original and the alleged copy. The two inquiries are not independent. The more access a defendant had to the copyrighted work, the less similarity a plaintiff needs
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