Art. 873 OR; distinctiveness of corporate firm names; competition between businesses irrelevant. In assessing whether a stock corporation's firm is clearly distinguishable from an earlier registered firm, the decisive factor is the overall impression; identical or similar elements may be tolerated only if the remaining elements sufficiently differentiate the names as a whole. Where the common component forms the dominant and characteristic part of both firms, later additions cannot dispel the likelihood of confusion (consid. 2). The statutory requirement applies generally and is not limited to competing enterprises; the absence of direct competition is therefore immaterial. If the claim is upheld on firm-name grounds, any subsidiary reliance on unfair competition need not be examined (consid. 3).
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