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ODPO (Trade Mark: Opposition) [1998] UKIntelP o11098 (15 May 1998)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/110/98
Decision date
15 May 1998
Hearing officer
Mr M Reynolds
Mark
ODPO
Classes
17, 19
Applicant
George M Callenders Limited
Opponent
D Anderson & Son Limited
Opposition
Sections 3(1)(b), (c) & (d), 5(2)(b)

Result

Section 3(1)(b), (c) & (d) - Opposition successful.

Section 5(2)(b) - Not decided.

Points Of Interest

Summary

At the time of filing their opposition, the opponents had an application pending for the mark ZERO ODP in Class 17 for the same goods as those of the applicants, this mark later matured to registration.

The opponents filed evidence by way of the results of a survey to show that in the building industry ODP means "Ozone depletion potential" and "O" means zero in relation to insulating material. From the supporting material the Hearing Officer concluded that products having an ODP required a zero rating in order to comply with national building standards. He also noted the following examples:

Zero Ozone Depletion Potential

ODP = O

Ozone Depletion Potential O

Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) of Zero

The term ODP is a relative measure

The Hearing Officer believed that the mark as filed would be seen by persons in the trade as a further descriptive way of indicating a product with an ODP of zero. Thus opposition under Section 3(1)(b), (c) and (d) succeeded.

In view of his decision under Section 3 the Hearing Officer declined to consider the ground under Section 5(2)(b).



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