Applicant: Severn Co., Ltd.

Appointed agent: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Patent and Trademark Office

The applicant filed a lawsuit for No. 19945521 "MARILAGRACE" The trademark (hereinafter referred to as the applied trademark) was dissatisfied with the rejection decision of the Trademark Office and applied to our committee for review.

The main reason for applying for reexamination: The applied trademark is obviously different from the No. 15771103 "Marion MARIE-GRACE" trademark cited by the Trademark Office (hereinafter referred to as the cited trademark), and does not constitute a similar trademark. The applicant has contacted the owner of the cited trademark for consent and requested to postpone the trial of this case. In summary, we request a preliminary review and approval of the trademark application for registration on the reexamination service.

After trial, it was found that: by the time this case was concluded, our committee had not received the original notarized certificate of the trademark deposit agreement signed with the owner of the cited trademark submitted by the applicant. Therefore, the cited trademark It still constitutes an obstacle to prior rights in applying for trademark registration.

Our committee believes that the applied trademark "MARILAGRACE" and the cited trademark's distinctive identification part "MARIE-GRACE" are similar in terms of letter composition, name, overall appearance, etc., and do not have a specific meaning that is clearly differentiated. It is difficult to distinguish the overall impression on consumers and constitutes a similar trademark. The above trademarks are used for the same or similar services such as business management and organizational consulting, which may easily cause consumers to confuse and misunderstand the source of the service. This constitutes use in Similar trademarks on the same or similar services.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 30 and Article 34 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, our committee has decided as follows:

Applying for trademark review services The registration application was rejected.

If the applicant is dissatisfied with this decision, he may file a lawsuit with the Beijing Intellectual Property Court within thirty days from the date of receipt of this decision, and submit the complaint to the People's Court at the same time or within fifteen days at the latest. Copy a copy of the complaint or notify our committee in writing

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