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VERITEC (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2003] UKIntelP o20303 (15 July 2003)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/203/03
Decision date
15 July 2003
Hearing officer
Mr G Salthouse
Mark
VERITEC
Classes
09
Applicant
Pyronix Limited
Opponent
Texecom Limited
Opposition
Section 5(2)(b)*

Result

Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition successful.

Points Of Interest

Summary

The opposition was based on the opponents’ registration of their mark VERITAS, in Class 9.

The Hearing Officer considered the goods in the respective specification to be ‘very similar’, and the similarities in the marks to ‘far outweigh the differences’. In the result he concluded that a likelihood of confusion existed, and the opposition succeeded accordingly.


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