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RICHMOND THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2001] UKIntelP o42901 (2 October 2001)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/429/01
Decision date
2 October 2001
Hearing officer
Mr G Salthouse
Mark
RICHMOND THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Classes
16, 25, 31
Applicant
Richmond College, The American International University in London Inc
Opponents
The American College in London Limited
Opposition
Sections 5(4)(a)

Result

Section 5(4)(a) - Opposition failed

Points Of Interest

Summary

The opposition was based on the opponents' registrations of their mark AMERICAN COLLEGE IN LONDON (a related opposition was to the mark RICHMOND COLLEGE, THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN LONDON - see SRIS O/430/01, and had originally included objections under Sections 5(2) & 5(3); these were subsequently dropped). The Hearing Officer considered that the "prominence and positioning" of "RICHMOND" in the applicants' mark suggests itself as the name of the college of which "THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN LONDON" is a description. In the absence of any misrepresentation the opposition under Section 5(4) had to fail.


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