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NETHEALTH (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o12102 (15 March 2002)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/121/02
- Decision date
- 15 March 2002
- Hearing officer
- Mr D Landau
- Mark
- NETHEALTH
- Classes
- 09, 16, 42
- Applicant
- Nordic Saunas Limited
- Opponent
- Sudler & Hennessey SRL
- Opposition
- Section 5(2)(b)
Result
Section 5(2)(b): - Opposition partially successful
Points Of Interest
- 1. Comparison of the marks NETHEALTH v NEXTHEALTH
Summary
The opponents cited their mark NEXTHEALTH, a CTM registration in Classes 5, 16, 35, 38, 41 & 42. Applying the relevant authorities on comparison of marks and goods/services the Hearing Officer concluded that with the similarity of marks and the goods and services, there existed a likelihood of confusion in all cases except "computer software to enable searching of data". He allowed the mark to proceed provided the specification was reduced accordingly.