IP Shots | Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office Clarifies Likelihood of Confusion in Healthcare Sector: Astoret vs Restoret

The EUIPO Boards of Appeal, in decision R 0056/2024-1, overturned the first instance decision, providing crucial insights into the assessment of likelihood of confusion in the pharmaceutical sector.   The Board emphasized that despite some visual and phonetic similarities between “Astoret” and “Restoret,” the specific nature of the goods and the high level of consumer…