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TOMMY CASUAL (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o51901 (22 November 2001)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/519/01
- Decision date
- 22 November 2001
- Hearing officer
- Mr G Salthouse
- Mark
- TOMMY CASUAL
- Classes
- 25
- Applicant
- Bubbles
- Opponent
- Tommy Hilfiger Licensing Inc
- Opposition
- Sections 3(6); 5(2)(b); 5(3) & 5(4)
Result
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition successful
Section 3(6) - No formal finding
Section 5(3) - No formal finding
Section 5(4) - No formal finding
Points Of Interest
- None
Summary
The opposition was based on a number of 'TOMMY' marks in the ownership of the opponents. The Hearing Officer found that most of these involved identical goods, and went on to compare the marks; (he noted that TOMMY SPORT & TOMMY JEANS provided the opponents' strongest case). He found likelihood of confusion and the opposition under Section 5(2)(b) succeeded accordingly. He made no formal finding on the other grounds.