Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/338/00

Decision date

6 September 2000

Appointed Person

Mr Geoffrey Hobbs KC

Mark

KANGOL

Classes

03

Appellants

Kango Products

Respondents

Kangol Ltd

Appeal to Appointed Person re invalidation

Section 47

Result

Appeal dismissed

Points Of Interest

• Appointed Persons comments on presumption of validity; Section 72

Summary

This was an appeal to the Appointed Person against the Registrar's Hearing Officer's decision to grant a declaration of invalidity against the mark KANGO (see SRIS O/029/00), he having found that the mark had been registered contrary to the provisions of Section 5(2). The Appointed Person upheld the Hearing Officer's decision and dismissed the appeal.

Full decision O/338/00 56Kb