Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/449/00
- Decision date
- 1 December 2000
- Hearing Officer
- Mr M Foley
- Mark
- PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS
- Classes
- 03
- Applicant
- Pacific World Corporation
- Opponent
- Professional Solutions Ltd
- Opposition
- Section 5(4)(a)
Result
Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition successful
Points Of Interest
- An example of a successful opposition founded in Section 5(4)(a)
Summary
The opponents showed use of their unregistered mark since around January 1993. The Hearing Officer considered it reasonable to infer that the opponents were likely to have established a degree of goodwill and a reputation in the trade mark PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS. It followed that misrepresentation was almost unavoidable and damage would be caused to the opponents’ rights.
Full decision O/449/00 
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