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Ceramiche Caesar SpA v Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd
Ceramiche Caesar SpA v Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd [2017] SGCA 30, [2017] 2 SLR 308
Key Principle
In a trade mark opposition under s 8(2)(b), the marks-similarity inquiry compares the competing marks holistically across the visual, aural and conceptual axes, focusing on the distinctive and dominant components; a descriptive add-on word and an insignificant decorative device do not sufficiently distinguish a later mark from an earlier one sharing the dominant element.
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