Real Madrid Lose Court Battle Against Madrid CFF
Real Madrid had sued Madrid CFF for the similarity of their names. Now, the High Court of Justice of Madrid have rejected the appeal, assuring that there is no risk of confusion between the two trademarks.
Real Madrid's Women's team only exist since 2020
Madrid CFF have been in the first division of Spanish women's soccer for six seasons and have the largest youth project in Spain and Europe with more than 400 players. In July 2020, Real Madrid completed the purchase of CD Tacón from Liga Iberdrola, which allowed it to have a women's section.
Madrid CFF Do Not Harm Real Madrid's Trademarks
The judges have considered in the sentence that "the coexistence of both trademarks in the market does not induce error or confusion among the consumer public". Real Madrid, which have registered trademarks such as "MCF", "RMCF" or "MCF Real Madrid", had denounced Madrid CFF for the similarity of their initials, according to Europa Press.
Madrid's complaint was made because the Spanish patent and trademark office did not authorize the Madrid CFF trademark, since, in its view, there would be a risk of confusion for the public, which would cause a "prejudice" to Real Madrid. However, the judges have concluded that there is only coincidence in two of the letters that form the initials, while the name of the city cannot be considered a distinctive name.
the crests of both entities "do not have any similarity"
The court has considered that the crests of both entities do not have any similarity.
In addition, the ruling added that the Madrid CFF trademark was registered more than ten years ago, when Real Madrid femenino did not yet have a women's section. Likewise, the crest have differences in shape and color. "There is no likelihood of confusion for the consumer, given the differences between the marks," the act states.
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