TURKPATENT has updated the guideline regarding the confusingly similarities of the trademarks, one of the relative refusal grounds in the opposition-based examinations. The updated sections cover the basic approaches of handling the examinations of goods and services and the signs in the similarity analysis during the opposition proceedings.
The update also provides case-by-case comparative analysis in respect of different instances in view of the decisions of the Turkish IP courts as well as the decisions of the EUIPO and the Court of Justice of the EU.
The guideline is available on this link.
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