IPAB rules in favour of ‘Casio’
The Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal has upheld the refusal by Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks for registration of ‘Kadio,’ the trade mark of Dejamus Assets Limited and ruled in favour of ‘Casio’, the trade mark of Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha. On publication of the application in the Trade Marks Journal, Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese firm producing and selling calculators, cameras, wrist watches and digital clocks under the trade mark ‘Casio,’ objected to the proposed trade mark, contending that this would cause confusion among the public. Accepting its objection, the Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks denied the registration of the mark ‘Kadio.’ Hence, Dejamus filed the present appeal before the IPAB. In its appeal, the Dejamus contended that the Deputy Registrar erroneously held that the rival marks ‘Casio’ and ‘Kadio’ were deceptively similar.
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