Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/398/00

Decision date

26 October 2000

Hearing Officer

Mr G Salthouse

Mark

DHILLON'S

Classes

29, 30, 42

Applicant

Daljeev Singh Dhillon & Sukhvinder Kaur Dhillon

Opponent

Harkirat Singh Dhillon

Opposition

Section 3(1)(b)

Result

Section 3(1)(b) - Opposition failed.

Points Of Interest

• Application of Registry's surname practice

Summary

The opponents’ case rested on the claim that Dhillon was a common surname, and the phonetic equivalent of an even more common UK surname "Dillon". The Hearing Officer stayed close to the current Registry practice in relation to surnames and the phonetic equivalents thereof, and the opposition failed accordingly.

Full decision O/398/00 34Kb