Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/283/05
- Decision date
- 19 October 2005
- Hearing Officer
- Mr G Salthouse
- Mark
- TECTION
- Classes
- 04
- Applicant
- Castrol Limited
- Opponent
- Chevrontexaco Corporation
- Opposition
- Section 5(2)(b)
Result
Section 5(2)(b): - Opposition failed.
Points Of Interest
- Comparison of the goods: ‘Chemical additives for fuels’ and ‘gasoline additives and motor fuel additives’ v ‘lubricants; lubricating oil for motor vehicles’.
Summary
The opposition was based on registrations of the mark TECHRON in Class 1.
The Hearing Officer found the goods to be not similar. Having compared the marks and having weighed the other factors the Hearing Officer found that the differences between the goods more than outweighed the slight similarities in the marks. There was no likelihood of confusion and the opposition failed accordingly
Full decision O/283/05 25Kb