Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/089/02

Decision date

25 February 2002

Hearing Officer

Mr M Foley

Mark

SWISS WATCH COMPANY

Classes

14

Applicant

Wolf (Asia) Ltd

Opponent

Watches of Switzerland Limited

Opposition

Section 5(4)(a)

Result

Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed.

Points Of Interest

• 1. None

Summary

The opponents based their case on their use of the mark WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND. The Hearing Officer however felt that WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND was such an obvious description of the goods that the could not see how another such description SWISS WATCH COMPANY, could be a misrepresentation or cause damage. The opposition under Section 5(4)(a) failed.

Full decision O/089/02 21Kb