Trade mark decision

BL Number

O/420/02

Decision date

14 October 2002

Hearing Officer

Mr G Salthouse

Mark

CHF1 CHANNEL F1

Classes

03, 04, 09, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 32, 35, 38, 41, 42

Applicant

Channel F1 Limited

Opponent

Formula One Licensing BV and Formula One Administration Limited

Opposition

Sections 3(6); 5(2)(b); 5(3) & 5(4)(a)* (*other grounds under Section 3(1) were cited but withdrawn at the hearing).

Result

Section 3(6) - Opposition failed.

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

Section 5(3) - Opposition failed.

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

Points Of Interest

• 1. Comparison of the marks F1 FORMULA 1 v CH F1 CHANNEL F1.

Summary

This case, though involving a slightly different mark, was closely related to that heard as BL O/419/02, qv. The Hearing Officer’s consideration and findings were, mutatis mutandis, the same as in that case.

Full decision O/420/02 91Kb