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SNOREN 2 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o43501 (4 October 2001)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/435/01
- Decision date
- 4 October 2001
- Hearing officer
- Mr J MacGillivray
- Mark
- SNOREN 2
- Classes
- 05
- Applicant
- Passion For Life Products Limited
- Opponents
- Med Gen Inc
- Opposition
- Section 3(6)
Result
Section 3(6) - Opposition failed
Points Of Interest
- Bad faith not established despite prior business contacts.
Summary
The opponents claimed they were the true owners of the mark SNORENZ and were registered as proprietors of that make in the USA. Although there had been commercial contact between the parties the Hearing Officer concluded that bad faith could not be inferred from the history of those contacts, and the opponents had provided no stronger proof.