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The court found that: First, the defendants used the "Refa in Chinese", "refa" and "Refa" logos on the product name of its hair dryer products, product details page, store home page promotion picture, top and bottom of the home page, and on the packaging box and handbag. The "Refa in Chinese" logo is used in the manual, fuselage, etc., which is a trademark use. The "Refa in Chinese" logo is the same as MTG's trademark, and the goods used constitute identical goods. Such uses infringed MTG's trademark right. The "refa" and "Refa" logos have the same English composition as MTG's Cited Mark. The only differences are letter size and composition, which are enough to cause confusion and misunderstanding among the relevant public about the source of the goods. These marks constitute similar. The defendants' production and sale of the product infringes MTG's trademark right.
Second, the defendants used the word "ReFa" in the product names and brand marks of the two products, and the "ReFa" logo on the display box, manual, charging cable packaging paper, body, etc. The sonic facial cleansing product constitutes identical goods with the approved goods of MTG's prior mark with reg. no. G1149527. The rotating facial cleansing product constitutes similar goods to the approved goods in terms of functional use, consumer objects, etc. The "ReFa" logo is identical with MTG's Cited Mark. "ReFa" shares identical letters and composition with the Cited Mark. The only differences are the letter size and composition, which are enough to cause confusion and misunderstanding among the relevant public about the source of the goods. The marks constitute similar. Therefore, the use of the said logo, production and selling of the accused infringing products infringed upon MTG's trademark right.
Third, MTG's cited mark with reg. no. G1149527 applied for extension of protection in
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