Lin Mingzong's trademark "Matador" applied for registration in forty-second categories of hotels and other service items was rejected by the trademark office as a reason why the trademark is similar to the "Matador TORORE" registered in the similar services of Tianjin Kangle Century Food Co., Ltd. for application for reexamination.

The applicant thinks that there is a clear difference between the application trademark and the citation mark, which is not enough to create confusion. In addition, the applicant has made an application for revocation of the quoted trademark for 3 years, and the Trademark Office has made a decision to cancel the trademark of the matador TORORE in February 20, 2001, and the application trademark should be approved for registration.

After reviewing the review, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board held that the trademark "bullfighter TORORE" was not reused for 3 consecutive years. It was decided by the Trademark Office to revoke the trademark. It was quoted that the owner of the trademark did not submit the application for reexamination within the statutory time limit. There was no conflict of rights between the trademark and the cited trademark.

Accordingly, the reason for the reexamination of the applicant is established, and the trademark "Matador" registered by applicant Lin Mingzong on the forty-second categories of hotels and other service items shall be preliminarily applied for and announced.

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