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MONDAY, 6 APRIL 2009
Cold comfort for FREON in FREOR fridge cancellation action
The Appeals Division found that the marks were not confusingly similar. While they differed only by one letter, their overall impression was dissimilar: FREOR was written in lower case stylized blue letters on a grey background, while FREON was written in capital letters. More tellingly, the marks were dissimilar from a conceptual point of view: FREON had a semantic meaning (a chlorine hydrocarbon derivative), while 'freor' was an invented word. In any event, the goods covered by the respective marks were dissimilar, as were the channels of trade through which they were marketed.
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Cold comfort for FREON in FREOR fridge cancellation action
The Appeals Division found that the marks were not confusingly similar. While they differed only by one letter, their overall impression was dissimilar: FREOR was written in lower case stylized blue letters on a grey background, while FREON was written in capital letters. More tellingly, the marks were dissimilar from a conceptual point of view: FREON had a semantic meaning (a chlorine hydrocarbon derivative), while 'freor' was an invented word. In any event, the goods covered by the respective marks were dissimilar, as were the channels of trade through which they were marketed. Tags: Cancellation, Lithuania,
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