{"id":406,"date":"2025-09-29T10:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:18:41","slug":"similarity-of-marks-saint-clair-by-joseph-duclos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/similarity-of-marks-saint-clair-by-joseph-duclos\/","title":{"rendered":"Similarity of Marks: SAINT-CLAIR BY JOSEPH DUCLOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appeal No. 2025-5675<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: September 8, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trademark: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled.jpg 384w, https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-300x28.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods: Class 3: Soap; Liquid perfumes; Perfumery; Essential oils; Eau de Cologne [colognewater]; Eau de Parfum; Eau de Toilette; Body deodorizer; Cosmetics;&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cited Mark:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods: Class 3: Cosmetics; Perfume and flavour materials; Incense; Soaps and detergents;&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decision Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trademark application for \u201cSAINT-CLAIR BY JOSEPH DUCLOS\u201d (Application No. 2023-142233) was rejected under Article 4(1)(xi) of the Trademark Act, on the grounds that the mark is similar to a registered mark \u201cSaint Clair \/ the Japanese Katakana version of \u2018Saint Clair\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The applicant filed an appeal against the decision of refusal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Board of Appeal (BoA) analyzed the mark \u201cSAINT-CLAIR BY JOSEPH DUCLOS\u201d and noted that each word - \u2018SAINT\u2019, \u2018CLAIR\u2019, \u2018BY\u2019, \u2018JOSEPH\u2019, and \u2018DUCLOS\u2019 - is presented in the same font, size, and color. Therefore, the mark is perceived as a unified whole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BoA conducted an ex officio search but found no evidence in the cosmetics industry suggesting that \u201cSAINT-CLAIR\u201d is recognized as the dominant part of the mark or serves as an identifier of goods in actual commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BOA concluded that relevant consumers would perceive the mark as a coined term; therefore, it is inappropriate to isolate \u201cSAINT-CLAIR\u201d for comparison with the cited mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accordingly, the BOA overturned the decision and determined that the mark shall be registered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Information Appeal No. 2025-5675 Date: September 8, 2025 Trademark: &nbsp; Goods: Class 3: Soap; Liquid p [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lightning_design_setting":{"layout":"default"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-406","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}