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BLACK HAIR (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o08301 (20 February 2001)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2001/o08301.html
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[2001] UKIntelP o08301,
[2001] UKIntelP o8301
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BLACK HAIR (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o08301 (20 February 2001)
For the whole decision click here: o08301
Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/083/01
- Decision date
- 20 February 2001
- Hearing officer
- Dr W J Trott
- Mark
- BLACK HAIR
- Classes
- 16
- Applicant
- James Kimber Management Ltd
- Opponent
- Hawker Consumer Publications Ltd
- Opposition
- Sections 3(1)(b), 3(1)(c) & 5(4)(a)
Result
Section 3(1)(b) - Opposition succeesful
Section 3(1)(c) - Opposition succeesful
Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed
Points Of Interest
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1. Considerations re descriptiveness of the mark
Summary
The Hearing Officer accepted the opponent’s contention that the mark constituted the sort of descriptive statement that other traders would want to use, and consequently fell foul of Section 3(1)(c) and, prima facie, Section 3(1)(b).
The opposition under Section 5(4)(a) failed, however.