{"id":3327,"date":"2025-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/noticias\/new-common-practice-for-comparison-of-goods-and-services\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:30:53","slug":"new-common-practice-for-comparison-of-goods-and-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/en\/noticias\/new-common-practice-for-comparison-of-goods-and-services\/","title":{"rendered":"New common practice for comparison of goods and services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compatibility between trademarks is determined by an overall analysis of the signs and the goods and\/or services they claim.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EUIPO has published a new Common Practice (CP15) in relation to the comparison of goods and services. Among other issues, it addresses the treatment of terms lacking or lacking sufficient clarity and precision.<\/span><\/p>\n

This new practice incorporates general principles on the common interpretation of the criteria laid down by the Court of Justice in the Canon<\/em><\/a> case, which advocates that in order to assess the similarity of goods or services, several factors should be taken into account, such as the nature of the goods or services, their intended purpose, their use and their competitive or complementary character.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also provides a basis for interpreting additional factors to be taken into account in such a comparison (the channels of distribution, the relevant public and the usual origin of the goods and\/or services) and gives some illustrative examples of the agreed principles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the key concepts of this common practice, the following stand out:<\/span><\/p>\n