Regular readers of our articles will know that we like to
discuss trade mark cases from around the world and that many of the
cases we report on are what would be referred to
as'confusingly similar trade mark cases'. In this
article, we discuss two trade mark cases recently heard in
Taiwan.
Case 1: Lacoste v Full
Moon
Full Moon
In Thailand, there is a brewing company called Full Moon
Brewworks Co. Ltd ("Full Moon") that has
a registration for the trade mark CHA LAN WAN Pale Ale Logo in
Taiwan in class 32 for a range of beers and non-alcoholic drinks. A
representation of the trade mark appears below:
* Image credit unknown
Lacoste
On 1 April 2024, Lacoste applied to cancel the registration for
CHA LAN WAN Pale Ale on the basis of confusing similarity with its
crocodile logo, see below:
