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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> CHURCHWARDS LIGHTNING JACK (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2002] UKIntelP o05002 (5 February 2002) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2002/o05002.html Cite as: [2002] UKIntelP o5002, [2002] UKIntelP o05002 |
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For the whole decision click here: o05002
Result
Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition successful
Points Of Interest
Summary
The opponents opposition was based on their ownership of two registrations for the marks LIGHTNING and JACK in Class 33 in respect of identical and similar goods to those of the applicant. They also filed evidence of use of the marks WHITE LIGHTNING and SCRUMPY JACK but such use did not impact on the Hearing Officer’s decision.
Under Section 5(2)(b) the Hearing Officer noted that identical goods were at issue so the only matter for consideration was a comparison of the mark applied for, with the marks LIGHTNING and JACK. The Hearing Officer considered that LIGHTNING was a very distinctive mark for cider. As this mark is included within the applicants mark the Hearing Officer concluded that the applicants mark captured the distinctiveness of the opponents mark. It was thus likely that the public would believe that the goods emanated from the same source, namely CHURCHWARDS, when this was not the case. Opposition successful.
