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- 1. Upon opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark…
- 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, ‘earlier trade mark’ means:
- 3. Upon opposition by the proprietor of the trade mark, a tra…
- 4. Upon opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trad…
- 5. Upon opposition by the proprietor of a registered earlier…
- 6. Upon opposition by any person authorised under the relevan…
1.Upon opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark, the trade mark applied for shall not be registered:
(a)if it is identical with the earlier trade mark and the goods or services for which registration is applied for are identical with the goods or services for which the earlier trade mark is protected;
(b)if, because of its identity with, or similarity to, the earlier trade mark and the identity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the trade marks there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public in the territory in which the earlier trade mark is protected; the likelihood of confusion includes the likelihood of association with the earlier trade mark.
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