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HELIX (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2006] UKIntelP o28106 (2 October 2006)
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HELIX (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2006] UKIntelP o28106 (2 October 2006)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/281/06
- Decision date
- 2 October 2006
- Hearing officer
- Dr L Cullen
- Mark
- HELIX
- Classes
- 11
- Applicants
- Ultra Finishing Limited
- Opponents
- Hansgrohe AG
- Opposition
- Section 5(2)(b)
Result
Opposition, Section 5(2)(b): Successful.
Points Of Interest
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Comparison of the mark HELIS v HELIX
Summary
The opposition was based on the opponents’ mark HELIS, registered in respect of what was agreed were identical goods.
The matter therefore came down to a comparison of the marks. These the Hearing Officer found to be “highly similar and, from on aural point of view, all but indistinguishable”.
The opposition under Section 5(2)(b) succeeded accordingly.