Legislation of each country establishes its own grounds for
refusal of a trademark. In many countries there are similar grounds
for refusal, but success registration of a sign in one country is
not guarantee of trademark registration in another country.
In this article we consider most common grounds for trademark
refusal in Ukraine.
1. Likelihood of confusion means that it can
not be registered a sign that is similar with a sign that was
earlier filed for registration. This rule applies only for related
goods or servises. Concerning to this ground for refusal trademark
eximiner check similarity in sound, appearance and meaning.
To avoid rejection of registration we recommend to conduct a
preliminary search before the trademark registration. More over, we
advice to pay attention to list of goods or services in
application.
