Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/337/07

Decision date

13 November 2007

Hearing Officer

Mr D Landau

Mark

EQUINOX

Classes

16, 41

Registered Proprietor

Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd

Applicants for declaration of Invalidity

Equinox Publishing Limited

Application for Invalidation

Section 47(1) (citing Section 45(2)(b))

Result

Application for invalidation, Section 47(1) (citing Section 5(2)(b)) successful for the most part.

Points Of Interest

• Comparison of the goods/services.

Summary

The application was based on the applicant’s CTM, EQUINOXE VIAGGI, registered in Classes 35, 39, 41& 43. The Hearing Officer found the marks to be ‘highly similar’ and proceeded to a comparison of the goods/services. Some of these he found to be identical or similar and the application succeeded in respect of these.

Full decision O/337/07 103Kb