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JUDGE SABATIER device STELLAR SABATIER device (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2007] UKIntelP o21507 (1 August 2007)
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JUDGE SABATIER device STELLAR SABATIER device (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2007] UKIntelP o21507 (1 August 2007)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/215/07
- Decision date
- 1 August 2007
- Hearing officer
- Mr M Foley
- Mark
- JUDGE SABATIER & device STELLAR SABATIER & device
- Classes
- 08, 21
- Registered Proprietors
- Horwood Homewares Ltd
- Applicants for a declaration of invalidity
- Rousselon Freres et Cie
- Application for invalidation
- Section 47(2)(a) (citing Section 5(2)(b))
Result
Application for invalidation failed
Points Of Interest
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1. Stay of proceedings.
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2. Comparison of the marks; common element SABATIER used by many.
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3. Honest concurrent use; parallel trading; absence of confusion.
Summary
The applications were brought based on three registrations of PROFESSIONAL SABATIER, LION SABATIER & SABATIER. The Hearing had first to deal with an application for a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of invalidation proceedings launched against the applicants’ earlier marks. In the result he refused a stay and proceeded to a consideration of the main matter.
The question of similarity in the marks centred around the presence of the word SABATIER in all of them. This word however (although distinctive in itself) was incorporated into a number of marks used by different traders. This was likely to focus attention on the other elements and overall there was no likelihood of confusion. The application for invalidation failed accordingly.