Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/273/03
- Decision date
- 9 September 2003
- Hearing Officer
- Mr M Reynolds
- Mark
- AAXEL
- Classes
- 05, 30
- Registered Proprietor
- Sanofi-Synthelabo
- Applicants for a Declaration of Invalidity
- Stada Arzneimittel AG
- Application for Invalidation
- Section 47(2)(a) (Section 5(2)(b))
Result
Application for a declaration of invalidity, Section 47(2)(a), failed.
Points Of Interest
- 1. Comparison of the marks : @@XL pharma (& device) v AAXEL.
Summary
The applicants were proprietors of the Community Trade Mark '@@XL pharma', registered in Classes 3, 5, & 42. The Hearing Officer found that the goods were similar. Both marks had a distinctive character. Having compared the marks, however, and having reviewed the submissions and relevant cases, the Hearing Officer was not persuaded that the proprietor’s mark captured the distinctive character of the applicants' mark to the point where there was a likelihood of confusion. The application for invalidation failed.
Full decision O/273/03 42Kb