Microsoft plans to appeal a EU court ruling that found its Skype brand is too similar to that of British satellite broadcaster Sky, which holds a European trademark on audiovisual goods, telephony and software-related services categories.

On Tuesday, the General Court of the EU found the Skype name and logo could not be registered as trademarks because they can be confused with Sky’s.

Skype had sought to overturn decisions by Europe’s trademark registry, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), that also found confusion was likely.

Microsoft, which bought Skype in 2011, said it would continue the legal fight. “We’re confident no confusion exists between these brands and services and will appeal. This decision does not require us to alter product names in any way,” a Microsoft spokeswoman said in an email.

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