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CHF1 CHANNEL F1 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o42002 (14 October 2002)
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CHF1 CHANNEL F1 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o42002 (14 October 2002)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/420/02
- Decision date
- 14 October 2002
- Hearing officer
- Mr G Salthouse
- Mark
- CHF1 CHANNEL F1
- Classes
- 03, 04, 09, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 32, 35, 38, 41, 42
- Applicant
- Channel F1 Limited
- Opponent
- Formula One Licensing BV and Formula One Administration Limited
- Opposition
- Sections 3(6); 5(2)(b); 5(3) & 5(4)(a)* (*other grounds under Section 3(1) were cited but withdrawn at the hearing).
Result
Section 3(6) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(3) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed.
Points Of Interest
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1. Comparison of the marks F1 FORMULA 1 v CH F1 CHANNEL F1.
Summary
This case, though involving a slightly different mark, was closely related to that heard as BL O/419/02, qv. The Hearing Officer’s consideration and findings were, mutatis mutandis, the same as in that case.