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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> SARANTOS (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2000] UKIntelP o32000 (24 August 2000) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2000/o32000.html Cite as: [2000] UKIntelP o32000 |
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For the whole decision click here: o32000
Result
Section 3(6) - Opposition dismissed
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed
Points Of Interest
Summary
The opponents filed no evidence in support of their claim under Section 3(6) and the Hearing Officer dismissed that ground.
Identical goods were at issue so the only matter to be decided by the Hearing Officer was the conflict between the mark applied for and the opponents mark SARON. The Hearing Officer noted that the whole of the opponents mark was imbedded in the applicants mark SARANTOS and that both were likely to be seen as invented words. He accepted that there might be some conceptual association but did not think there was a likelihood of confusion since wines are generally purchased with some care and customers normally have to make a selection from a range of wines on display. In respect of the opponents use of their mark the Hearing Officer noted that it was modest in extent and he did not believe that it would have made any significant impact on such a large market. Opposition failed.
