弱勢商標仍有構成混淆誤認之虞

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本案之當事人為BOSCH、西門子以及樂金（LG）(案號：案號：C‑43/15 P, BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, the other parties to the proceedings being EUIPO and LG Electronics Inc)，本案法院雖肯認如近似前案之識別性越強，混淆誤認之機會就會越高，然而，並不表示假設近似前案係屬識別性不高之弱勢商標（weak mark）即應予以排除審查而不致混淆誤認。

實際上，縱使商標間不致混淆誤認，然而與指定商品或服務上仍可能因為具有類似關係而成消費者混淆，因此不得因為近似前案屬於弱勢商標而排除所有混淆誤認之虞審查的可能。（下圖：BOSCH提申商標圖形，圖片來源：本案判決書）

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★LG據以異議文字商標「KOMPRESSOR」相關資訊

–the French word mark KOMPRESSOR, registered on 6 July 2007 under No 73477434, covering ‘washing machine[s], vacuum cleaners, dishwasher[s], electric mixers, power generators’, in Class 7 of the Nice Agreement, and ‘gas ranges, kitchen ovens; air conditioning apparatus, refrigerators, microwave ovens, ventilation apparatus, air purification apparatus, electric toasters, humidifiers, flashlights torches for lighting, laundry dryer[s]’, in Class 11 of the Nice Agreement;

  • the Spanish word mark KOMPRESSOR, registered on 25 September 2007 under No 2753286, covering ‘electrical washing machines, electric vacuum cleaners, automatic dishwashers, electrical mixers, power generators’, in Class 7 of the Nice Agreement, and ‘gas cookers, ovens, conditioned air, electrical refrigerators (freezer compartments), microwaves, electric fans, apparatus and machines for the purification of the air, electrical toasters, ventilators, electric lantern, and dryers’, in Class 11 of the Nice Agreement;
  • the United Kingdom word mark KOMPRESSOR, registered on 7 December 2007 under No 2444787, covering ‘electric washing machines; electric vacuum cleaners; automatic dishwashers; electrical mixers; DC generators; all being for household purposes’, in Class 7 of the Nice Agreement, and ‘gas ranges; kitchen ranges (ovens); microwave oven ranges; electric fans; electric toasters; torches for lighting; electric laundry dryers; all being for household purposes’, in Class 11 of the Nice Agreement; and
  • the EU word mark KOMPRESSOR PLUS, registered on 23 August 2012 under No 7282924, covering ‘electric washing machines; automatic dishwashers for household purposes’, in Class 7 of the Nice Agreement.

 

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