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SWISS WATCH COMPANY (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o08902 (25 February 2002)
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SWISS WATCH COMPANY (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o08902 (25 February 2002)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/089/02
- Decision date
- 25 February 2002
- Hearing officer
- Mr M Foley
- Mark
- SWISS WATCH COMPANY
- Classes
- 14
- Applicant
- Wolf (Asia) Ltd
- Opponent
- Watches of Switzerland Limited
- Opposition
- Section 5(4)(a)
Result
Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed.
Points Of Interest
Summary
The opponents based their case on their use of the mark WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND. The Hearing Officer however felt that WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND was such an obvious description of the goods that the could not see how another such description SWISS WATCH COMPANY, could be a misrepresentation or cause damage. The opposition under Section 5(4)(a) failed.