Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/013/05

Decision date

9 December 2004

Appointed Person

Professor Ruth Annand

Mark

WALKERLAND

Classes

09, 25

Registered Proprietor/Appellant

Joseph Yu

Applicants for declaration of invalidity/respondents

Liaoning Light Industrial Products Import and Export Corporation

Appeal against the decision of the Registrar's Hearing Officer in invalidation proceedings.

Result

Appeal failed.

Points Of Interest

• 1. Bad faith.

Summary

At first instance (see BL O/071/04) the Hearing Officer had found the applicant successful. The registered proprietor appealed to the Appointed Person against this decision.

The appellant criticised the Hearing Officer's decision on a number of points, but the Appointed Person found no substance in any of them and stated her belief that the Hearing Officer had been right to conclude that the application for the registration of WALKERLAND had been made in bad faith.

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