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FLYING HORSE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o19901 (26 April 2001)
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FLYING HORSE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o19901 (26 April 2001)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/199/01
- Decision date
- 26 April 2001
- Hearing officer
- Mr A James
- Mark
- FLYING HORSE
- Classes
- 14, 18, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33
- Applicant
- Altmuhltaler Heilquellen GmbH
- Opponent
- Mobil Oil Corporation
- Opposition
- Sections 3(6); 5(3) & 5(4)(a)
Result
Section 3(6): - Opposition partially successful.
Section 5(3): - Opposition failed.
Section 5(4)(a): - Opposition failed.
Points Of Interest
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1. Use "in relation to" the goods.
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2. Fields of activity.
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3. Bona Fide intention to use.
Summary
The opposition was based on the opponents’ use and registrations of their mark, consisting of the device of a winged horse. Dealing with the matter under Section 5(4)(a) the Hearing Officer concluded that given the different fields of activity and the mere similarity of the marks there was no likelihood of confusion or deception. The opposition under Section 5(4)(a) failed. The opposition failed also under Section 5(3) but partially succeeded under Section 3(6), in that the applicants had not shown any intention to use the mark in respect of the full range of the goods specified in their applications.