BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?

No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £1, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!



BAILII [Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback]

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions


You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> MFI Make It Happen (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2008] UKIntelP o00708 (10 January 2008)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2008/o00708.html
Cite as: [2008] UKIntelP o708, [2008] UKIntelP o00708

[New search] [Printable PDF version] [Help]


MFI Make It Happen (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2008] UKIntelP o00708 (10 January 2008)

For the whole decision click here: o00708

Trade mark decision

BL Number
O/007/08
Decision date
10 January 2008
Hearing officer
Mr M Reynolds
Mark
MFI Make It Happen
Classes
20, 35, 36
Applicants
MFI Retail Limited
Opponents
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
Opposition
Section 5(4)(a)

Result

Section 5(4)(a): Opposition failed.

Points Of Interest

Summary

The opposition was based upon the opponent’s own use of the mark ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’. However, the evidence filed was, in the view of the Hearing Officer, not such as to establish their claims to a goodwill in that slogan, solus. The opposition failed accordingly.



BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2008/o00708.html