Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/382/99

Decision date

2 November 1999

Hearing Officer

Mr M Foley

Mark

OVATION

Classes

09

Registered Proprietor

Beebug Limited

Applicant for Revocation

Ovation Communications Plc

Revocation

Section 46(1)

Result

Section 46(1) - Revocation successful

Points Of Interest

• None.

Summary

The registered mark covered a wide range of goods in Class 9 but the applicants claimed that the mark was used in relation only to "Desk-Top Publishing products" and sought restriction of the registered marks' specification. The registered proprietors claimed wider use than suggested by the applicants and indicated that they had plans to use their mark on an extended list of goods but little detail given. Specification restricted to a specific list of goods on which the registered proprietors had used their mark. The effective date to be 4 November 1997, the date of the application for revocation.

Full decision O/382/99 28Kb