Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/218/04

Decision date

22 July 2004

Hearing Officer

Mr J MacGillivray

Mark

e eurodrive car rental the web's favourite car rental company

Classes

39

Applicant

Eurodrive Car Rental Ltd

Opponent

Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company

Opposition

Sections 5(2)(b) and 5(3) (* further grounds under Sections 5(1), 5(2)(a) and 5(4)(b) were cited in the pleadings but were withdrawn subsequently).

Result

Section 5(2)(b) - Opposition failed.

Section 5(3) - Opposition failed.

Points Of Interest

• 1. Family of marks.
• 2. Comparison of 'e' mark v 'e*eurodrive car rental the web's favourite car rental company'.

Summary

This was one of two closely related actions, heard on the same day. The other is set out in BL O/217/04. The evidence and the matters in issue were essentially the same as in BL O/217/04 and the result, mutatis mutandis, was the same also.

Full decision O/218/04 377Kb