The CP8 Common Practice on ‘Use of a mark in a form differing from the one registered’ was published simultaneously on the websites of the IP offices of the European Union on 15 October 2020. The full document can be accessed using the link below.
Assess whether those elements that contribute to the distinctive character of the sign as registered are present and/or modified in the sign as used, in a side-by-side comparison of the two signs ... account must be taken of the greater or lesser degree of distinctive character of the sign as registered
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