British
and Irish Legal Information Institute
Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal Information
[
Home]
[
Databases]
[
World Law]
[
Multidatabase Search]
[
Help]
[
Feedback]
United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions
You are here:
BAILII >>
Databases >>
United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >>
VALENTIN YUDASHKIN (Trade Mark: Opposition) [1999] UKIntelP o32899 (20 September 1999)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/1999/o32899.html
Cite as:
[1999] UKIntelP o32899
[
New search]
[
Printable PDF version]
[
Help]
VALENTIN YUDASHKIN (Trade Mark: Opposition) [1999] UKIntelP o32899 (20 September 1999)
For the whole decision click here: o32899
Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/328/99
- Decision date
- 20 September 1999
- Hearing officer
- Mr M Reynolds
- Mark
- VALENTIN YUDASHKIN
- Classes
- 03, 25
- Applicants
- Valentin Yudashkin International SARL
- Opponents
- Valentino Globe BV
- Opposition
- 5(2)(b)
Result
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed. Marks not confusingly similar
Points Of Interest
-
1. In this case the grounds of opposition were not clearly stated and the H/O had to make a judgment in relation to 5(2)(b). It is important that grounds of opposition should be clearly stated.
Summary
Opposition based on a registered mark in Class 25 consisting of VALENTINO, V device and MISS V. Mark had been used and a reputation in the mark accepted by the H/O. In comparing marks they must be compared as wholes and H/O came to the conclusion in this case that the respective marks are not confusingly similar. Opponents in no better position in relation to Class 3.