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Our intention has been to protect the Sky brand with our research showing that similarities in name and logo have the potential to confuse customers.”
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“This relates to a long-running dispute with Skype over the extensions of its trademark applications to cover a broad range of goods and services that overlap with Sky's own trademark registration - including, but not limited to, TV-related products and services. Sky, on the other hand, says that this is a fair ruling because the similarities between the two names could indeed confuse European customers. This decision does not require us to alter product names in any way,” a company spokesperson explains. “We’re confident no confusion exists between these brands and services and will appeal. Microsoft has already expressed its intention to appeal the decision and has said that it doesn't plan to rename Skype until a final ruling is announced. This doesn't mean that Microsoft needs to rename Skype right now, but it might have to do so in the coming months in order to avoid paying a fee to the British company owning the rights for Sky. The General Court of the European Union ruled that Microsoft cannot register a trademark for Skype in Europe because the name is too similar to “Sky,” the name currently owned by the Sky Broadcasting Group, also known as BSKyB or Sky News Corporation.īasically, the judge said that Microsoft's Skype name could be confused with the one of Sky, so a trademark cannot be registered right now to get the rights over this name. Europe is becoming a rather hostile market for Microsoft, and after the hefty fine it received in 2011 for antitrust violations, the company is having serious trademark issues because of the name of some of its products.