15 Jun 2012
NV NUTRICIA V CAMBRICARE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED HC WN CIV-2011-485-002076
- Citation
- openlaw-25e45858_fbc2_4e64_be73_025f9701c2b2.pdf
- Court
- High Court
CAMBRICARE is not similar to KARICARE in visual, aural or conceptual respects; the common suffix 'CARE' is unremarkable and insufficient to create confusing similarity; New Zealand consumers will view KARICARE as a distinctively New Zealand brand and CAMBRICARE as English-origin, so there is no reasonable likelihood of deception or confusion under s17(1)(a) and no breach of s25(1)(b) or s25(1)(c).