Editing Confusing similarity (section)

{{short description|Test used during trademark examination}}
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In [[trademark]] [[law]], '''confusing similarity''' is a test used during the examination process to determine whether a trademark conflicts with another, earlier mark, and also in [[trademark infringement]] proceedings to determine whether the use of a mark infringes a registered trademark.

In many [[jurisdiction]]s this test has been superseded by the concepts of '''similarity''' and '''likelihood of confusion''', due to the harmonizing effects of the [[Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights]].