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BARTON (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2003] UKIntelP o29103 (19 September 2003)

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Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/291/03
Decision date
19 September 2003
Hearing officer
Mr G Attfield
Mark
BARTON
Classes
34
Registered Proprietor
HLH LLC
Applicants for a Declaration of Invalidity
Joh. Wilh. Von Eicken GmbH
Application for Invalidation
Section 47(2)(a) (Section 5(2)(b))

Result

Application for invalidation, Section 47(2) citing Section 5(2)(b) successful.

Points Of Interest

Summary

The application cited an international registration in Class 34 of the mark BURTON. The action was uncontested, but a case under Section 5(2)(b) was required in view of the presumption of validity, Section 72.

The matter came down to a comparison of the marks and in the result the Hearing Officer found a likelihood of confusion. The application for invalidation succeeded accordingly.


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