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SPACE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2000] UKIntelP o45700 (8 December 2000)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/457/00
Decision date
8 December 2000
Hearing officer
Mr M Reynolds
Mark
SPACE
Classes
09
Applicant
Jean-Philippe Iliesco De Grimaldi
Opponent
Space
Opposition
Sections 3(1); 5(1); 5(2) & Section 7

Result

Section 5(1) - Opposition failed.

Section 5(2) - Opposition succeeded.

Points Of Interest

Summary

The Hearing Officer decided from the differences in typeface and background that the marks were not identical; the Section 5(1) objection therefore failed. However, under Section 5(2) the Hearing Officer found that in view of the similarity of the marks and goods there existed a real likelihood of confusion.


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