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ZSL/ZSL/ZSL - Living Conservation (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2007] UKIntelP o24507 (23 August 2007)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/245/07
Decision date
23 August 2007
Hearing officer
Mr M Reynolds
Mark
ZSL/ZSL/ZSL - Living Conservation
Classes
16, 25, 28, 41, 42, 43
Applicants
The Zoological Society of London
Opponents
Yves Saint Laurent
Opposition
Section 5(2)(b)

Result

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

Points Of Interest

Summary

The opposition, which was directed solely at the Class 25 goods, was based on two registrations of the mark YSL (stylised and in a monogram format). The Class 25 goods were identical. The Hearing Officer therefore addressed himself to the comparison of the marks and the likelihood of confusion. A number of issues arose in the course of the assessment including a review of whether a claim to enhanced distinctiveness has to be specifically pleaded. In the result the Hearing Officer found no likelihood of confusion and the opposition failed.



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