The General Court confirms that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign SKYPE and the word mark SKY

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Series Details No.50, 2015 (05.05.15)
Publication Date 05/05/2015
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The General Court of the European Court of Justice confirmed in a judgement of 5 May 2015 that there existed a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign SKYPE and the word mark SKY.

Microsoft, who control Skype, intended to appeal against the decision.
Source Link http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-05/cp150050en.pdf
Related Links
The Guardian, 06.05.15: Skype can be confused with Sky TV, EU court rules http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/06/skype-similar-sky-tv-eu-court-rules-microsoft
BBC News, 05.05.15: Court says Skype's name is too similar to Sky's http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32593735
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