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Likelihood of Confusion May Be Unpredictable

April 13, 2022 - By William Borchard

Reclining female‘s lower legs with a brown pump on one foot and a blue and white sneaker on the other foot.

Two decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) illustrate the difficulty of predicting whether a likelihood of confusion will be found when comparing virtually identical marks for different goods or services. What would you think?

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