Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/343/02

Decision date

16 August 2002

Hearing Officer

Mr M Foley

Mark

LOMBARD NETWORK SERVICES

Classes

09, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42

Applicant

Lombard North Central Plc

Opponent

Lombard Risk Systems Limited & Lombard Risk Consultants Limited

Opposition

Section 5(2)(b)

Result

Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition partially successful.

Points Of Interest

• None.

Summary

The opponents were applicants for four registrations in Classes 9, 36 and 41, of the marks LOMBARD RISK, & LOMBARD RISK GROUP OF COMPANIES.

The Hearing Officer considered the similarity in the marks and the similarity in most of the goods and services gave rise to a likelihood of confusion and found that the opposition under Section 5(2)(b) succeeded (except in respect of Classes 37 and 38). However, since the opponents’ marks had not yet achieved registration he stayed the decision pending the eventual outcome of the opponents’ applications.

Full decision O/343/02 40Kb