Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/395/02
Decision date
30 September 2002
Hearing Officer
Mr A James
Mark
JIGSAW
Classes
09, 41
Applicant
Training & Consultancy Services Limited
Opponent
Thomas International Limited* *Microsoft Corporation withdrew as joint opponents following amendment of the specification.
Opposition
Section 5(2)(b)

Result

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

Points Of Interest

  • 1. Comparison of the marks: JIGZAW and device v device of jigsaw pieces; impossible to refer to latter mark without using the word ‘jigsaw’.

Summary

The opposition was based on a number of registrations of the opponents’ marks, devices of jigsaw pieces. The Hearing Officer selected the opponents’ ‘best case’ in each of the classes applied for. He found the goods/services to be either similar or identical and went on to compare the marks. Having done so he concluded that there existed a likelihood of confusion and the opposition succeeded accordingly.

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