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PLAYJAM (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o35902 (29 August 2002)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/359/02
- Decision date
- 29 August 2002
- Hearing officer
- Mr J MacGillivray
- Mark
- PLAYJAM
- Classes
- 09, 38
- Applicants
- Static 2358 Limited
- Opponents
- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc
- Opposition
- Section 5(2)(b)
Result
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed
Points Of Interest
- 1. Comparison of the marks PLAY JAM v PLAYSTATION
Summary
The opposition was based on the opponents’ registrations of ‘PLAYSTATION’.
Having compared the marks, goods and services the Hearing Officer concluded that "on a global appreciation, notwithstanding that identical and similar goods and services are involved and that the customer would be the public at large, the overall differences in the respective marks are such that the average customer would not be likely to confuse the applicants marks with the opponents earlier registrations." The opposition failed accordingly.