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Trademark court dismisses appeal against business name rejection due to low distinctiveness and no confusion risk.

Case Number 12009-24
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Patent and Market Court of Appeal rejected the company Västkustens Bilhandel's request to overturn the refusal of its business name. The court found the name lacked sufficient distinctiveness, meaning no risk of confusion existed with other registered names. Consequently, the decision was upheld and deemed non-appealable under the relevant administrative procedure rules.

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Patent- och marknadsföringslagen (2010:1000) 1 kap. 1 §; 1 kap. 2 §: A business name lacking distinctiveness does not create a risk of confusion, and such decisions are generally final and non-appealable.

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business name distinctiveness risk of confusion non-appealable decision trademark registration company name approval

Cited Legislation

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Patent- och marknadsföringslagen (2010:1000) 1 kap. 1 §
Patent- och marknadsföringslagen (2010:1000) 1 kap. 2 §
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PMT 8528-19
Court dismisses appeal to revoke company name registration as genuine use was established by parent company activities.
T 202-86
Swedish Supreme Court revokes company registration due to confusion with airport name and lack of established goodwill.
PMÖÄ 2020-19
Trademark registration rejected for using three crowns resembling the Swedish state emblem without permission.
PMÖ 4141-19
Court dismisses appeal on court costs, ruling that withdrawing a lawsuit does not exempt a party from paying the opponent's legal fees.
Ö 661-82
Supreme Court dismisses appeal; procedural error in firm name did not affect case outcome or justify retrial.

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Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen har avslagit en ansökan från firma Västkustens Bilhandel om upphävande av företagsnamnet Västkustens Bil AB. Mot bakgrund av den mycket låga särskiljningsförmågan hos företagsnamnet Västkustens Bilhandel, har Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen funnit att det inte föreligger någon risk för förväxling av företagsnamnen.

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