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HELIX (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2006] UKIntelP o28106 (2 October 2006)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/281/06
Decision date
2 October 2006
Hearing officer
Dr L Cullen
Mark
HELIX
Classes
11
Applicants
Ultra Finishing Limited
Opponents
Hansgrohe AG
Opposition
Section 5(2)(b)

Result

Opposition, Section 5(2)(b): Successful.

Points Of Interest

Summary

The opposition was based on the opponents’ mark HELIS, registered in respect of what was agreed were identical goods.

The matter therefore came down to a comparison of the marks. These the Hearing Officer found to be “highly similar and, from on aural point of view, all but indistinguishable”.

The opposition under Section 5(2)(b) succeeded accordingly.



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