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ORACLE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2000] UKIntelP o38000 (10 October 2000)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2000/o38000.html
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[2000] UKIntelP o38000
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ORACLE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2000] UKIntelP o38000 (10 October 2000)
For the whole decision click here: o38000
Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/380/00
- Decision date
- 10 October 2000
- Hearing officer
- Dr W J Trott
- Mark
- ORACLE
- Classes
- 09
- Applicant
- Texecom Limited
- Opponent
- Oracle Corporation
- Opposition
- Sections 3(6): 5(1); 5(2); 5(3) & 5(4)
Result
Section 3(6) - Opposition dismissed.
Section 5(2)(a) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(3) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed.
Points Of Interest
Summary
The opposition was based on various registrations of the mark ORACLE. The Section 3(6) was not addressed in the evidence and was dismissed. Under Sections 5(2)(a) the Hearing Officer found that the goods at issue were not similar, and not similar enough for the attack under Section 5(2)(b) to succeed. This conclusion also decided the matter under Section 5(4). The evidence did not support the attack under Section 5(3) and the opposition failed in its entirety.