Likelihood of confusion between "Ilja" and "Ilía natura"
"45. In the present appeal, however, the Board considers the word component ‘NATURA’ in the figurative trade mark ‘ILÎA NATURA’ to be of a weak distinctive character in connection with the goods and services covered by the trade mark applied for (as reasoned above, in paragraphs 27 and 28) and decides that the first word element in the contested sign, namely ‘ILÎA’, being more distinctive, forms the dominant element of the mark.
47. The letters ‘J’ and ‘Î’ are visually and aurally similar and in the Board’ s view, such a difference may not overcome the global visual and aural similarity between the signs in question."
IPPT20160715, EUIPO, Natura Cosmetics v Ilja Visser
R 127812015-5
