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MIRAGAN (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o29302 (5 July 2002)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/293/02
- Decision date
- 5 July 2002
- Hearing officer
- Professor Ruth Annand
- Mark
- MIRAGAN
- Classes
- 05
- Applicants
- Allergan Inc.
- Opponents
- Glaxo Group Limited.
- Opposition
- Section 5(2)(b)
Result
Section 5(2)(b) - Appeal failed.
Points Of Interest
- 1. ‘See also Hearing Officer’s decision dated 25 September 2001 (BL O/414/01).
Summary
This was an appeal from the Hearing Officer’s decision dated 25 September 2001 (BL O/414/01) in which he held that the respective marks MIRAGAN and IMIGRAN were not confusingly similar.
As a preliminary matter the Appointed Person considered a request by the opponents to submit further evidence for consideration. Having considered the matter the Appointed Person refused the application on the grounds that the information was available to the opponents before the original hearing; no good reasons were given as to why the information had not been submitted earlier and, in any event, the Appointed Person was of the view that the additional evidence did not assist the opponents’ case.
With regard to the Hearing Officer’s decision the Appointed Person was of the view that he had considered all the relevant facts in deciding the opposition proceedings under Section 5(2)(b) and there were no good reasons to interfere with his decision. Appeal failed.