When is my trademark too similar to a competitor's mark?

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I have a question regarding trademarks: While doing some research on legal services, I noticed that when I looked up "legalzoom.com" from the U.S., other services of similar wording popped up, such as "zoomlaw.net" in Taiwan. I am just wondering, is that sort of thing generally too similar if I was to register a new trademark? How do I know if the trademark I want to register is too close to a competitor's mark?

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Matthias berger   ausschnitt
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I am afraid that you will always need a lawyer who is specialized in trademark law to answer the question whether there is a liklihood of confusion between two marks as there are many factors (structure of marks, nature of words, claimed goods/services etc.) and thousands of decisions by the courts that have to be considered. As soon as you have found a name, a professional trademark search should be conducted to see whether there are any identical or similar marks that you could infringe by using/registering your mark.

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