Court: Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland)

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has affirmed there is no likelihood of confusion between Meta Platform’s LIKE device mark and a third-party thumbs up.

14 August 2024

The decision reiterates that the conceptual difference between two marks will generally not outweigh the visual and aural similarities between them.

24 June 2024

The Federal Administrative Court concluded that the term ‘ID’ was familiar in connection with the detection of viruses in the medical sector. 

05 April 2024

The Federal Administrative Court concluded that part of the relevant consumers would understand the sign as meaning “cool and flexible”.

23 January 2024

The court notably stressed that the IPO's current approach obstructs the purpose of trademark law, making the registration of trademarks for content-related goods/services unachievable.

16 October 2023

The court concluded that, considering the low level of attention of the relevant consumers, "a wild, red beast" would stick in their memory.

05 April 2023