In this article, we discuss a trade mark case in Taiwan, dealing
with confusingly similar trade marks. As the issue of confusing
similarity in cases of this nature tend to be pretty standard
across various territories, trade mark judgments in Taiwan can be
useful in much of the world including, of course, South Africa.
The facts of the case
A company called Ling Yang Ltd filed an application to register
the trade mark LING YANG & Device in Taiwan – a
representation of the trade mark appears below:
(Source: Intellectual Property Office Trademark Search
System)
The trade mark application was filed in class 12, and it covered
a range of goods such as bikes, electric automobiles, electric
motorcycles and parts and accessories for these goods.
