Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/215/06
Decision date
1 August 2006
Hearing Officer
Mr G Salthouse
Mark
CLUB ENERGISE
Classes
32
Applicant
Cantrell & Cochrane (Belfast) Ltd
Opponent
Schweppes International Limited
Opposition
Section 5(2)(b)

Result

Section 5(2)(b): Opposition failed.

Points Of Interest

  • Comparison of the marks INERGIZE v CLUB ENERGISE.

Summary

The opposition was based on the opponents’ mark INERGIZE, registered in Classes 30 and 32.

It was common ground that the goods in Class 32 were identical. The Hearing Officer therefore turned to a comparison of the marks. In the result he found that considering these marks as wholes, the differences outweighed the similarities. Overall, he found no likelihood of confusions and the opposition failed accordingly.

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