Russia: Letter of consent plays role in trademark registration

Abstract

The patent office explained its decision stating that the claimed designation could not be registered in respect of the remaining part of the goods in Class 3 because it was confusingly similar to a combined trademark No 601313 with priority of February 9 2016 registered in the name "Azbuka" Ltd. That trademark had also been registered for similar goods in Class 3. Comparative analysis showed that the claimed designation formed a part of the already-registered trademark, in which the basic original element was the word "thieves", while the element "candy" was a weak element. [...]the documents on file confirm that the consumer will not be misled with regard to the producer of goods.