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		Intellectual Property - From: 2004 To: 2004 This page lists 1152 cases, and was prepared on 08 August 2015. Â Wildash -v- Klein (2004) 61 IPR 324; [2004] NTSC 17; (2004) 16 NTLR 66; [2004] AIPC 91-982 2004 Angel J Commonwealth, Intellectual Property (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Australia) The parties, two women, each of whom made craftwork depicting local wildlife for sale at markets. Initially they co-operated but later each accused the other of copyright infringement. The craftworks were made of wire, glass rods, glass nuggets, copper foil and other materials. Held: They were sculptures or, alternatively, works of artistic craftsmanship. The court set out Australian authority indicating that the word "sculpture" must be given its ordinary meaning. Angel J cited Laddie J in Metix in referring to the need not to extend the meaning of the word beyond the ordinary public's perception and the reference to the artist's hand. He also cited from other Australian authority which held that: "a sculpture should in some way express in three-dimensional form an idea of the sculptor", repeating Laddie Js' theme. He held that the works in his case expressed such an idea. They were "designed to have aesthetic appeal to potential purchasers." 1 Cites 1 Citers Â Dendron GmbH -v- The Regents of the University of California [2004] FSR 43 2004 Pumfrey J Contract, Intellectual Property Pumfrey J: "I would reject the suggestion that the right that is conferred by the grant of a licence is anything wider than a consent on behalf of the patentee to the doing of an act which absent that consent would be unlawful." 1 Citers Â Building Product Design Ltd -v- Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd (No. 2) [2004] FSR 41 2004 HH Judge Fysh QC Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice An action was originally brought alleging infringement from a "vent tile" which would be used in the ridge of a roof. What was pleaded was a clay half-round ridge vent tile; and this tile was the only infringement mentioned in the agreed order. BPD asked that three other tiles be included in the inquiry. Sandtoft objected. Sandtoft admitted selling such further tiles before the commencement of the action but argued that the pleadings and the agreed order being limited to the clay half-round ridge tiles only, there was no scope for these other tiles to be included in the enquiry. It was not disputed that the clay and concrete tiles were identical save as to their material. Held: In a case management conference on the "clay v. concrete" tile issue, the order could be corrected under the slip rule; and that the concrete half round ridge tiles could properly be regarded as falling within the scope of the inquiry as to damages. He dismissed BDP's application to have the angled tiles included in the inquiry. BDP then brought a second action, claiming that the angled tiles infringed its patent. The court struck out the second action as an abuse of process: "I do not regard the commencement of this second action for infringement of the Patent as just a "procedural inconvenience" to Sandtoft; it amounts to an abuse of process. Proper pleading requires the timely identification of every type of infringement alleged. And, on that understanding, a defendant should know by the end of the trial (and normally well before trial) where it stands. In relation to Sandtoft's angled ridge tiles, that did not happen. This application succeeds and the second action will therefore be struck out." The "clay v. concrete" issue involved a correction of the original order under the slip rule. It was the correction of a mistake in the original order. What they were made of was immaterial. By contrast, when the infringing product was a different product, the judge held that it should have been specifically pleaded. 1 Citers Â Bamgboye -v- Reed [2004] EMLR 5 2004 Intellectual Property When finding a joint authorship, the court may award less than one half of the interest, in this case 33%. 1 Citers Â Quiksilver -v- Charles Robertson [2005] FSR 8; [2004] EWHC 2010 (Ch) 2004 ChD Intellectual Property 1 Citers Â Â Peninsula Business Services Limited -v- Citation Plc; 2004 - [2004] FSR 17 Â CHAUDFONTAINE, L'EAU ABSOLUE - O/005/03 INV 16013 3 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity - [ PO ] Â Coflexip Sa and Another -v- Stolt Comex Seaway Ms Ltd and others [2004] EWHC 3 (Ch) 5 Jan 2004 ChD Laddie J Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â J Maple Son Limited -v- Colin Stephen Pownall (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o00104 5 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â J Maple And Son Limited -v- Colin Stephen Pownall - O/001/04 5 Jan 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: Mets 2248198 6 Jan 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: MSTREAM 2287688 6 Jan 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mstream (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o00204 6 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mets (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o00404 6 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SWAT 2287126 7 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: MIX IT 2334440 7 Jan 2004 TMR Mr R Fowler Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: REPORT COLLECTION M761893 7 Jan 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mixit (Series of Two) (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o00304 7 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Sicame Electrical Developments Ltd -v- B&H (Nottingham) Ltd - O/013/04 7 Jan 2004 PO Mr Jones Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: LORNA MORGAN 2270150 7 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Lorna Morgan (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o00504 7 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Criminal proceedings against X C-60/02; [2004] EUECJ C-60/02 7 Jan 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property, Crime CJ Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landesgericht Eisenstadt - Austria. Counterfeit and pirated goods - No criminal penalty for the transit of counterfeit goods - Compatibility with Regulation (EC) No 3295/94. Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Gerolsteiner Brunnen -v- Putsch C-100/02; [2004] EUECJ C-100/02 7 Jan 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property There was a conflict between the registered mark Gerri (for inter alia mineral water) and an alleged infringement "Kerry Spring" for Irish mineral water from the Kerry Spring sold by a company called Kerry Spring Water. The referring court held "Gerri" and "Kelly" confusingly similar (by reason of aural confusion) and that there would be infringement under Art.5.1(b) unless there was an Art. 6.1 defence. Use as a trade mark was not "appropriate for determining the scope of Art. 6". It was enough that "Kerry" was of geographical significance to bring it within the scope of Art. 6, even though it also had some trade mark significance. "The mere fact that there exists a likelihood of aural confusion between a word mark registered in one Member State and an indication of geographical origin from another Member State is therefore insufficient to conclude that the use of that indication in the course of trade is not in accordance with honest practices. In a Community of 15 Member States, with great linguistic diversity, the chance that there exists some phonetic similarity between a trade mark registered in one Member State and an indication of geographical origin from another Member State is already substantial and will be even greater after the impending enlargement." 1 Citers [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Mix It Mixit (Series Of Two) 7 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Fowler Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Swat (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o00604 7 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Report Collection (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o00704 7 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Sicame Electrical Developments Ltd -v- Bh (Nottingham) Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o01304 7 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Holiday Guru Travel Guru Tour Guru 8 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Holiday Team 8 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: HOLIDAY GURU 2313609 8 Jan 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Travel Guru (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o00904 8 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Holiday Team (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o00804 8 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: HOLIDAY TEAM 2313605 8 Jan 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â CITY DRINKER citydrinker co uk - O/012/03 OPP 52043 10 Jan 2004 TMR Mrs Corbett Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Caudwell Group (20:20) Logistics -v- Morgan Web Services [2004] DRS 1392 10 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Roxio Inc -v- Treasury Solicitor [2004] DRS 1380 12 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â University of Strathclyde -v- Hastie and Another [2005] DRS 02119 12 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Making Property Work 13 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Hamilton Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY MARK 2189121B 13 Jan 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Making Property Work (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o01104 13 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only Mark (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o01004 13 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MAKING PROPERTY WORK 2294296A 13 Jan 2004 TMR Mr C Hamilton Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: ASHWOOD 2296259 14 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Ashwood Grove (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o01504 14 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ashwood (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o01404 14 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ASHWOOD GROVE 2108737 14 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Pinewood Studios (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o01204 15 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: PINEWOOD STUDIOS 2210056 15 Jan 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Â Elizabeth Emanuel (Trade Mark: Revocation); IPO 16-Jan-2004 - Opp 49342 Rev 11105; 1586464, 2161562B; [2004] UKIntelP o01704 Â MAX PRO - O/016/04 91111 16 Jan 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - - [ PO ] Â Max Pro (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o01604 16 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MAX PRO 2290671 16 Jan 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â 24/7 Real Media -v- Stealth Communications Ltd [2005] DRS 02170 17 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd -v- Treasury Solicitor (Bv) [2004] DRS 1409 19 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Auntie G's Jolly Good Meals / Auntie G Auntie G's Jolly Good Meals / Auntie G (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08304 20 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property IPO At first instance (see BL O/094/03 and BL O/095/03)) the Hearing Officer had found against Aunty G Limited (AGL) as applicant in BL O/095/03) and as opponent in BL O/094/03). Aunty G Limited appealed against both the decisions. The Appointed Person noted that an appeal in one case could not succeed if the appeal in the other case were dismissed. Aunty G Limited's case had been that Netbiz Limited's reclassification had been contrary to Section 39(2) and hence their application was invalid. The Appointed Person having reviewed the terms of the Act and Rules said "The guiding principle is that in the event of a conflict between the linguistic description and the numerical identification, the linguistic description prevails." The Registrar's determination as to the class within which any particular goods or services fall was final under Section 34(2). After examining the matter the Appointed Person concluded that the eventual classification on Netbiz Limited's application reflected the range of goods as originally described. Hence the application was valid; the appeal was dismissed and hence the other appeal could not succeed. [ Bailii ] Â Powell -v- Turner [2005] DRS 02127 20 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LEATHER MASTER 2199661A 20 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: AUNTIE Gâ€™s JOLLY GOOD MEALS / auntie G AUNTIE Gâ€™s JOLLY GOOD MEALS / auntie G 2211183A, 2229248 20 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Leather Master (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08404; O/084/04 20 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property IPO This was an appeal from the Hearing Officer's decision of 2 April; 2003 (BL O/090/03) in which he decided that the provisions of Rule 13(6) of the Trade Marks Rules 2000 were mandatory and that the application should be deemed abandoned. Before the Appointed Person the applicant relied upon essentially the same arguments as before the Hearing Officer. They contended that they had in substance complied with the requirements of Rule 13(3) and in any event they should be granted relief from the provisions for Rule 13(6). The Appointed Person carefully examined the applicable Section of the Trade Marks Act 1994, Section 66 which required the use of forms and the associated Rule 3 of the Trade Marks Rules 2000. The use of forms was mandatory and while information might be provided by way of counterstatement and letter this was insufficient to comply with Rule 13(3). The requirements of Rule 13(6) followed and the application must be deemed abandoned. The Appointed Person also considered Rule 68(1) and (3) and confirmed that the Registrar had no power to grant an extension. Nor could Rules 57 and 66 assist the applicant. [ Bailii ] Â EASY4STUDENTS COM - O/018/04 OPP 90696 21 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: EASY4STUDENTS.COM 2280764 21 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Easy4StudentsCom (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o01804 21 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Realnetworks Gmbh -v- Cpic Net [2004] DRS 1414 21 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Kangol Ltd -v- Hay & Robertson Plc [2004] EWCA Civ 63 22 Jan 2004 CA Intellectual Property, Contract [ Bailii ] Â Go Cook! (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o02004 23 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Silas (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o02104 23 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â BATTERSEA POWER STATION - O/019/04 OPP 90312 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Battersea Power Station (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o01904 23 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SILAS 2265406 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Go Cook! 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: BATTERSEA POWER STATION 2234317 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: GO COOK! 2319763 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â SILAS - O/021/04 OPP 90041 23 Jan 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Dsg Retail Ltd -v- Lyons [2004] DRS 1446 26 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Tele 2 UK Communications Ltd -v- Dickinson [2004] DRS 01450 26 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Tele 2 UK Communications Ltd -v- Dickinson [2004] DRS 1450 26 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â F FOCUS - O/023/04 OPP 91150 27 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Filtermedia Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o02204 27 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â F Focus (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o02304 27 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Net2Phone Inc -v- Wilkinson [2005] DRS 02145 27 Jan 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â La Mer Technology Inc -v- Laboratoires Goemar SA (Order) C-259/02; [2004] EUECJ C-259/02 27 Jan 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property ECJ Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Articles 10(1) and 12(1) - Revocation of a trade mark - Notion of genuine use of a trade mark. "use of the mark may in some cases be sufficient to establish genuine use within the meaning of the Directive, even if that use is not quantitatively significant. Even minimal use can therefore be sufficient to qualify as genuine, on condition that it is deemed to be justified, in the economic sector concerned, for the purpose of preserving or creating market share for the goods or services protected by the mark. The question whether use is sufficient to preserve or create market share for those products or services depends on several factors and on a case-by-case assessment which is for the national court to carry out. The characteristics of those products or services, the frequency or regularity of the use of the mark, whether the mark is used for the purpose of marketing all the identical products or services of the proprietor or merely some of them, or evidence which the proprietor is able to provide, are among the factors which may be taken into account." 1 Citers [ Europa ] - [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Filtermedia Limited - O/022/04 27 Jan 2004 PO Mr Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: F FOCUS 2243942 27 Jan 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â STROZONE - O/025/04 OPP 80352 28 Jan 2004 TMR Dr Trott Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Quick Wash Action 28 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Rose'Meyer Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Strozone (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o02504 28 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Quick Wash Action (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o02404 28 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: STROZONE 2272262 28 Jan 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: QUICK WASH ACTION 2317497 28 Jan 2004 TMR Mr G Rose'Meyer Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â NIC Instruments Limited -v- P W Allen And Company Limited O/026/04 29 Jan 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â NIC Instruments Limited -v- P W Allen And Company Limited O/026/04 29 Jan 2004 PO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: MALTIN POLAR 2287301 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Tripp Trapp (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o03604 30 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: STEELCO 2278665 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â TRIPP TRAPP REV 80136; O/036/04 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â Siemens Schwiez Ag -v- Schwihag Gesellschaft Fur Eisenbahnoberau Mbh - O/029/04 30 Jan 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â MALTIN POLAR - O/027/04 OPP 91132 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â STEELCO - O/028/04 OPP 80542 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Steelco (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o02804 30 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Maltin Polar (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o02704 30 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TRIPP TRAPP 1109950 30 Jan 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Siemens Schwiez Ag -v- Schwihag Gesellschaft Fur Eisenbahnoberbau Mbh (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o02904 30 Jan 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â House Doctor (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o03204 2 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â John Francis Regan (Patent); IPO 2-Feb-2004 - [2004] UKIntelP o03004; O/030/04 Â Mark: HOUSE DOCTOR 2199992 2 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Â HOUSE DOCTOR; TMR 2-Feb-2004 - INV 81186; O/032/04 Â Â Fujitsu Limited (Patent); IPO 2-Feb-2004 - [2004] UKIntelP o03104; GB9902887.0 Â P Holdaway -v- Michael Pidgeon - O/033/04 2 Feb 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Â John Francis Regan; PO 2-Feb-2004 - O/030/04 Â Fujitsu Limited O/031/04 2 Feb 2004 PO Mr Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Sidel (Uk) Ltd -v- Anker House Exports Ltd [2004] DRS 1411 3 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FREIGHTLINER 753053 4 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Freightliner (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o03404 4 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FREIGHTLINER - O/034/04 OPP 70713 4 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â CHEERS - O/038/04 INV 81072 5 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity - [ PO ] Â Cheers (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o03804 5 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Johnson & Johnson -v- Oxyvita Ltd [2004] DRS 1419 5 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd -v- Transautex Gb [2004] DRS 1448 5 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd -v- Transautex Gb [2004] DRS 01448 5 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: CHEERS 2220894 5 Feb 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Â Buchanan -v- Alba Diagnostics Limited; HL 5-Feb-2004 - [2004] UKHL 5; Times, 12 February 2004; 2004 GWD 5-95; 2004 SCLR 273; 2004 SC (HL) 9; (2004) 27(4) IPD 27034; 2004 SLT 255; [2004] RPC 34 Â Evarise (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08804 6 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Tc Timeshare Council (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o03904 6 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: QUINTUS 2309421 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Bean (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o03704 6 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BEAN 2282384 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â QUINTUS - O/040/04 OPP 91406 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Quintus (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04004 6 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TC TIMESHARE COUNCIL 2148699 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Mark: EVARISE 2277425 6 Feb 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â BEAN - O/037/04 OPP 90283 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â TC TIMESHARE COUNCIL - O/039/04 INV 81256 6 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity - [ PO ] Â Hutchinson Industries Inc -v- Tyron Automotive Group Ltd [2004] DRS 1441 9 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Woodway Engineering Ltd -v- Simpson [2004] DRS 1464 9 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Valmo 11 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: VALMO 2313661 11 Feb 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Valmo (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o04104 11 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â RUBY BRAND R - O/042/04 REV 80806 12 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â Mark: FROM THE MAKERS OF BIOTEX BLACK KEEPS DARK COLOURS STRONGER FOR LONGER 2278906 12 Feb 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â From The Makers of Biotex Black Keeps Dark Colours Stronger for Longer (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04304 12 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FROM THE MAKERS OF BIOTEX BLACK KEEPS DARK COLOURS STRONGER FOR LONGER - O/043/04 OPP 91205 12 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: RUBY BRAND R 1516333 12 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Ruby Brand R (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o04204 12 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Reckitt Benkiser UK -v- Home Pairfum Ltd and others [2004] EWHC 302 (Pat) 13 Feb 2004 Patc Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Markel Corporation -v- Redleg Interactive Media [2002] DRS 1423 15 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mezzanine (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04404 16 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mezzanine Opp 51067 16 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2204534 - Opposition [ PO ] Â 'Keramag' Keramische Werke Ag -v- Designer Bathrooms [2004] DRS 1440 16 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MEZZANINE 2204534 16 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Loans.Co.UK Ltd -v- Abbeyway Contracts Ltd and Another [2004] DRS 1399 18 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Infortrend Inc -v- Cognition Consulting [2004] DRS 1462 19 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Galileo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04504 19 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hydra-Ject Services Uk Limited and Robert Peter Enston -v- Eric James Enston (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o04704 19 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â 800Contac Ltd & Phonenames Ltd -v- Iris Online Ltd [2004] DRS 1404 19 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hydra-Ject Services Uk Limited And Robert Peter Enston -v- Eric James Enston - O/047/04 19 Feb 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: GALILEO 2280603 19 Feb 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â GALILEO - O/045/04 OPP 90025 19 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â HqUK Ltd -v- Head Quarters [2004] DRS 1405 20 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Corporate Events Ltd -v- Oliis Ltd [2004] DRS 1403 20 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Tunes Ltd -v- Sitelink Technology [2004] DRS 1395 20 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BARNEYS 2223632 23 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â BARNEYS - O/048/04 OPP 80556 23 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Barneys (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04804 23 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Bi-Agra (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o04904 24 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â BI-AGRA - O/049/04 OPP 90587 24 Feb 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: BI-AGRA 2248462 24 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Woodway Engineering Ltd -v- Abacus Self Drive and Another [2004] DRS 631 26 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Coflexip S A and Another -v- Stolt Offshore Ms Ltd and others; CA 27-Feb-2004 - [2004] EWCA Civ 213; [2004] FSR 708 Â Bravissimo -v- Gander [2004] DRS 1295_Appeal 27 Feb 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Kfl (Floor Services) Limited -v- Brian Lawson and Phillip Mcgarry (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o05604 27 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ICU ORIGINAL HARDWARE 1321626 27 Feb 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â KFI (Floor Services) Limited -v- Brian Lawson And Phillip Mcgarry - O/056/04 27 Feb 2004 PO Mr Barford Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Icu Original Hardware (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05404 27 Feb 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Brian Culshaw Neil Bonnette Graham -v- University of Strathclyde (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o05504 1 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Brian Culshaw & Neil Bonnette Graham -v- University Of Strathclyde - O/055/04 1 Mar 2004 PO Mr Cleary Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â 800 Contac Ltd & Phonenames Ltd -v- Iris Online Ltd [2004] DRS 1404_Appeal 2 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Parasol It Plc -v- Cevan Thompson [2004] DRS 1292 2 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â West Ham United Football Club (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05704 2 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 2288325 2 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Chicken Pops (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05804 3 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Reed Executive Plc, Reed Solutions Plc -v- Reed Business Information Ltd, Reed Elsevier (Uk) Ltd, Totaljobs Com Ltd [2004] EWCA (Civ) 159; [2004] RPC 767; Times, 09 March 2004; [2004] RPC 40 3 Mar 2004 CA Lord Justice Auld Lord Justice Rix Lord Justice Jacob Intellectual Property The claimant alleged trade mark infringement by the respondents by the use of a mark in a pop-up advert. Held: The own-name defence to trade mark infringement is limited. Some confusion may be allowed if overall the competition was not unfair in all the circumstances. No confusion was intended; they wanted only to associate their own name with the totaljobs web-site. When confusion was discovered steps were taken to minimise that confusion. The pop-up banner did not display the mark infringed, and no likelihood of confusion was established. The notion of "honest practices" in commercial matters is an objective one. The judge had failed properly to distinguish between articles 51(a) and 51(b). The appeal was allowed. Jacob LJ discussed the situation for newly formed companies: "Any fear that dishonest people might form companies with misleading names so as to take advantage of the defence is easily removed by the use of the proviso - such a deliberate attempt to avail oneself of another's mark would not be an honest practice". Trade Marks Act 1994 10 - Trade Marks Directive (89/104) 5(1)(a) 5(1)(b) 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FAIRLIGHT 2250127 3 Mar 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: LAMBERT'S BAY 2241966 3 Mar 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: CHICKEN POPS 2292369 3 Mar 2004 TMR Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Fairlight (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o12304 3 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lambert'S Bay (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08904 3 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Fairlight Opp 52294 3 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2250127 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Chevrontexaco Corporation -v- Cpic Net [2004] DRS 1569 4 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Google Inc -v- Lwd Internet [2004] DRS 1443 5 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Nokia Corporation -v- Nokia Ringtones [2004] DRS 1493 5 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Boehringer Ingelheim Kg, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co Kg- and -Swingward Limited -v- Boehringer Ingelheim Kg, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co Kg, Boehringer Ingelheim Limited-And-Dowelhurst Limited [2004] EWCA Civ 129 5 Mar 2004 CA Lord Justice Clarke Lord Justice Kennedy Lord Justice Jacob Intellectual Property, European 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Ftse International Ltd -v- Brann [2004] DRS 1384 6 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Snap-on UK Holdings Ltd -v- London Web Communications Ltd [2004] DRS 01471 7 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Snap-on UK Holdings Ltd -v- London Web Communications Ltd [2004] DRS 1471 7 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Telstra (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o06004 8 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TELSTRA 2210119 8 Mar 2004 TMR Mr O Morris Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Eugenie Sergeyevich Aleshin And Sony United Kingdom Limited - O/062/04 8 Mar 2004 PO Mr Barford Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Eugenie Sergeyevich Aleshin and Sony United Kingdom Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o06204 8 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Jens Bosch & Oliver Specht -v- Trw Occupant Restraint Systems Gmbh & Co Kg & Volkswagen Ag - O/061/04 8 Mar 2004 PO Mr Cleary Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Jens Bosch Oliver Specht -v- Trw Occupant Restraint Systems Gmbh Co Kg Volkswagen Ag (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o06104 8 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BATTERSEA POWER STATION 2234317 9 Mar 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: TIME4 2215161 9 Mar 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Battersea Power Station (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o06304 9 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Time4 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o06404 9 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FORM ONLY MARK 2179331 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Yakult (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05104 10 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Vitagen Beverage (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05304 10 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Credit Master (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05904 10 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â VITAGEN OPP 80368; O/052/04 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: VITAGEN BEVERAGE 2124031 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: CREDIT MASTER 2234347 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr A James Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: YAKULT 2186991 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â YAKULT O/051/04; OPP 50503 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â VITAGEN BEVERAGE OPP 80369; O/053/04 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: VITAGEN 2174691 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Form Only Mark (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05004 10 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FORM ONLY MARK O/050/04; OPP 50421 10 Mar 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Vitagen (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o05204 10 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SPA 2233678 11 Mar 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Spa (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o06504 11 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Patent Application No Gb0301172 3 In the Name of Stephen Townsend [2004] EWHC 482 (Pat) 12 Mar 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Laddie Intellectual Property Patent validity - not an invention. Patents Act 1977 1(2)(d) Â Townsend, Re Patent Application [2004] EWHC 482 (Patent) 12 Mar 2004 PatC Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ultra Marketing (Uk) Ltd and Another -v- Universal Components Ltd [2004] EWHC 468 (Ch) 12 Mar 2004 ChD Intellectual Property Copyright infringement [ Bailii ] Â Â Glaxo Group Limited -v- Dowelhurst Limited, Richard Taylor; CA 15-Mar-2004 - [2004] EWCA Civ 290; [2005] ETMR 104 Â Eogb (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o06604 15 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: EOGB EOGB 15 Mar 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â K King Ordinary Portland Cement (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o06804 16 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: K KING ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT 2293227 16 Mar 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Brown (T/A Testament) -v- Xinc Ltd [2004] DRS 1502 16 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: QUARTZ 2217085 17 Mar 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Russell Finex Limited -v- Telsonic Ag (A Company Existing Under the Laws of Switzerland) [2004] EWHC 474 (Ch) 17 Mar 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Laddie Intellectual Property Declaration as to non-infringement of patent [ Bailii ] Â El Corte Ingles -v- OHMI Gonzalez Cabello (Mundicor) (Intellectual Property) T-184/02; [2004] EUECJ T-184/02 17 Mar 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property ECJ Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier word marks MUNDICOLOR - Application for Community word mark MUNDICOR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94, [ Bailii ] Â Shannon Biotechnologies Ltd -v- John Anthony Walters (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o07004 17 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Quartz (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o09004 17 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Shannon Biotechnologies Ltd -v- John Anthony Walters O/070/04 17 Mar 2004 PO Mr Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â International Businesss Machines Corporation and Another -v- Web-Sphere Ltd and others [2004] EWHC 529 (Ch); [2004] FSR 39 17 Mar 2004 ChD Lewison J Intellectual Property, Damages The claimant had registered trade marks under the name websphere, and accused the defendant of infringement using the name with a hyphen. Held: The claim suceeded. As to the requirement for calculation of damages, "the word "calculated" should be interpreted as meaning "likely" or "probable", in an objective sense, rather than something which might well happen or was a possibility." Defamation Act 1952 3(1)aq 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Walkerland (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) 2198572; [2004] UKIntelP o07104 19 Mar 2004 IPO Mr M Foley Intellectual Property 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Cipla Ltd and others -v- Glaxo Group Ltd; Glaxo Group Ltd's Patent [2004] EWHC 477 (Pat); [2004] EWHC 477 (Ch); [2004] RPC 43; (2004) 27 IPD 27060 19 Mar 2004 PatC Pumfrey J Intellectual Property 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Abb Switzerland Holding Ltd -v- Qinetiq Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o06704 19 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Abb Switzerland Holding Ltd -v- Qinetiq Limited - O/067/04 19 Mar 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: travel4less / travel4less.co.uk 2275210 19 Mar 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Travel4Less / Travel4LessCoUk (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o07904 19 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Eye Sparkles 22 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Hamilton Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Orange (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o07304 22 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ORANGE 2185792 22 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: AJLAN 2139074 22 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Eye Sparkles (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o07204 22 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ajlan (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o07404 22 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: EYE SPARKLES 2316409 22 Mar 2004 TMR Mr C Hamilton Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Â Ajlan; TMR 23-Mar-2004 - 48096 Â Miscellaneous Only (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o07604 23 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MISCELLANEOUS ONLY 2150607 23 Mar 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Â Oxford Blue (Trade Mark: Invalidity); TMR 23-Mar-2004 - 2016987; [2004] UKIntelP o08004 Â Â Dendron Gmbh and others -v- Regents of University of California and Another; PatC 23-Mar-2004 - [2004] EWHC 589 (Pat); Times, 24 May 2004 Â Baum, Jutzi Und Partner, Inc -v- Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service [2004] DRS 1521 23 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Staples Inc -v- Transworld Leisuire [2004] DRS 1514 23 Mar 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Denso Ltd -v- Ngk Spark Plugs Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o07504 24 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Denso Corporation And Ngk Spark Plug Co Ltd - O/075/04 24 Mar 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Compass Publishing Bv -v- Compass Logistics Ltd [2004] EWHC 520 (Ch) 24 Mar 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Laddie Intellectual Property Trade Marks [ Bailii ] Â Hosking & Hosking -v- Simon Runting & Another [2004] NZCA 34 25 Mar 2004 Gault P, Keith J, Blanchard J, Tipping J, Anderson J Commonwealth, Intellectual Property (Court of Appeal of New Zealand) A photographer was commissioned to take photographs of the children of a well known television personality. He took pictures of Mr Hosking's eighteen month old twins being pushed down a street by their mother. Mr and Mrs Hosking sought injunctions to prevent publication of the photograph relying on a cause of action for breach of confidence and for breach of privacy. Held: The court identified two distinct versions of the tort of breach of confidence in English law: "One is the long-standing cause of action under which remedies are available in respect of use or disclosure where the information has been communicated in confidence. Subject to possible 'trivia' exceptions and to public interest (iniquity) defences, those remedies are available irrespective of the 'offensiveness' of the disclosure. The second gives a right of action in respect of publication of personal information of which the subject has a reasonable expectation of privacy irrespective of any burden of confidence." There was no cause of action in tort for breach of privacy based upon the publication of photographs taken in a public place and the action for breach of confidence required there to be established a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of matters whose publication would be considered highly offensive to an objective reasonable person. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Worldlii ] Â Colin Kenneth Jolly -v- Domhnall Lang (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o07704 25 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Etribes (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08204 25 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: VELOCITY GIRL 2335283 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Rees Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Colin Kenneth Jolly And Domhnall Lang O/077/04 25 Mar 2004 PO Mr Barford Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Velocity Girl (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o08504 25 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Miscellaneous Only 12442 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Kitchen Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2150607 [ PO ] Â Mark: it intelligent transport 2290161 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: ETRIBES 2251653 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mr Dick Lucien Chitolie O/078/04 25 Mar 2004 PO Mr Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Leather Master Opp 90599 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2199661A - Opposition [ PO ] Â Dick Lucien Chitolie (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o07804 25 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Auntie G'S Jolly Good Meals / Auntie G Opp 51381/ Opp 52154 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2229248/2211183A - Opposition [ PO ] Â It Intelligent Transport (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o08104 25 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Velocity Girl 25 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Rees Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Â Eventsmarket Pty Ltd (Patent); IPO 26-Mar-2004 - GB 0202537.7; [2004] UKIntelP o08704 Â Â Farming Online Ltd -v- Pipemedia Ltd; Nom 26-Mar-2004 - [2004] DRS 1498 Â Pulmojet Opp 70281 30 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 705950 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Pulmojet (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10704 30 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: PULMOJET 705950 30 Mar 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Evarise Opp 80522 30 Mar 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2277425 - Opposition [ PO ] Â IDA Limited Colin Thomas Metcalfe, David Julian Lax And Polymer Powder Technology (Licensing) Technology -v- The University Of Southampton, Philip Edwin Howse And Roger Edward Ashby O/086/04 31 Mar 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Sega (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o09104 31 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd -v- Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o09304 31 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â IDA Limited Et Al -v- University of Southampton Et Al (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o08604 31 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Straight Eight (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o09404 31 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lambert's Bay Opp 90375 31 Mar 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2241966 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Quartz Opp 52694 31 Mar 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2217085 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Breathe Easy (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o09204 31 Mar 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SEGA 2200550A 31 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: BREATHE EASY 2290921 31 Mar 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: STRAIGHT EIGHT 2101072 31 Mar 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd -v- Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte. Ltd O/093/04 31 Mar 2004 PO Mr Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Sir Robert Mcalpine Limited -v- Alfred Mcalpine Plc [2004] EWHC 630 (Ch) 31 Mar 2004 ChD Mann, The Honourable Mr Justice Mann Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Roger Michael Elliott, Bsp Foundations Limited -v- Expotech Limited - O/095/04 1 Apr 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Rockwater Ltd -v- Technip France Sa (Formerly Coflexip Sa), Technip Offshore UK Limited (Formerly Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited) [2004] EWCA Civ 381; [2004] RPC 46 1 Apr 2004 CA Pill LJ, Mummery LJ, Jacob LJ Intellectual Property, Estoppel 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Cyprotex Discovery Ltd -v- the University of Sheffield [2004] EWCA Civ 380 1 Apr 2004 CA Lord Justice Clarke Lord Justice Potter Lord Justice Ward Intellectual Property Copyright - computer software [ Bailii ] Â Roger Michael Elliott, Bsp International Foundations Limited -v- Expotech Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o09504 1 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Institute of Groundsmanship -v- Pitchcare.Com Ltd [2004] DRS 1508 2 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Jean P. Roger Opp 90326 5 Apr 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2263386 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: JEAN P. ROGER 2263386 5 Apr 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Jean P Roger (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10804 5 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Am Medical Frabics Limited -v- Technology Fund Pte Ltd O/096/04; [2004] UKIntelP o09604 5 Apr 2004 PO Mr Back Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Rockwater Ltd -v- Technip France Sa (Formerly Coflexip Sa), Technip Offshore UK Limited (Formerly Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited) [2004] EWCA Civ 522 6 Apr 2004 CA Intellectual Property 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Novello and Company Limited -v- Keith Prowse Music Publishing Company Limited [2004] EWHC 766 (Ch); Times, 20 May 2004 7 Apr 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Patten Intellectual Property The author had executed an assignment of the reversionary copyright interests in his musical works. The parties sought a declaration as to whether such an assignment was capable of being effective in law. Held: The agrement was effective. Copyright Act 1956 11 - Copyright Act 1911 5(2) 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Apple Corps Limited -v- Apple Computer, Inc [2004] EWHC 768 (Ch) 7 Apr 2004 ChD Mann, The Honourable Mr Justice Mann Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction [ Bailii ] Â Charlie'S Angels (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o09704 8 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2262565 8 Apr 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Exeter Airport Direct -v- Thrower [2004] DRS 1528 12 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Reedbase (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o09904 13 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: REEDBASE 1581787 13 Apr 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Mark: EL CADEJO 2291131 14 Apr 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Fog Off (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o10304 14 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: VEGETABALLS 2303346 14 Apr 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: FOG OFF 2315664 14 Apr 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Vegetaballs (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10204 14 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Tecnikon Limited -v- Holland Heating UK Ltd; IPO 14-Apr-2004 - [2004] UKIntelP o09804; O/098/04 Â Mark: SPRING 1215380 14 Apr 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Holland Heating UK Ltd -v- Tecnikon Limited - O/098/04 14 Apr 2004 PO Mr Barford Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â El Cadejo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10004 14 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Spring (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o10104 14 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Alan J Venner Et Al (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o10604 15 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â M Motosara (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10404 15 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: M MOTOSARA 2299686 15 Apr 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Alan J Venner Et Al - O/106/04 15 Apr 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Device Only Mark (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o10504 15 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY MARK 2304053 15 Apr 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Alfendo Ltd (T/A Airline Warehouse)V Karpavicius [2004] DRS 1576 16 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Automotive Products Uk Limited -v- Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs Kg (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o10904 20 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Automotive Products Uk Limited -v- Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs Kg - O/109/04 20 Apr 2004 PO Mr Rogers Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: OMERAN 2291512 21 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Omeran Opp 90732 21 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2291512 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Omeran (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o11304 21 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Worldlingo.Com Pty Ltd - O/110/04 22 Apr 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â WorldlingoCom Pty Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o11004 22 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ergonom (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o11204 22 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ERGONOM 2148455 22 Apr 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â ERGONOM - O/112/04 Opp 49199 22 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â TRIDENT Rev 80209; O/111/04 23 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â Trident (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o11104 23 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TRIDENT 1289687 23 Apr 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Â EMI Records Ltd -v- Russell; Nom 26-Apr-2004 - [2004] DRS 1582 Â Big Bites (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) 90228; [2004] UKIntelP O20204 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2283490 [ PO ] - [ Bailii ] Â VEF (UK) Ltd -v- Jones (T/A ABC Immobilier) [2004] DRS 1609 27 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â OPTITEC - O/116/04 Opp 91270 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â ELVEDEN IT'S OUR NATURE Opp 91378; [2004] UKIntelP o11404; O/114/04 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Mark: OPTITEC 2273267 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: ELVEDEN ITâ€™S OUR NATURE 2278532 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: BIG BITES 2283490 27 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Steria UK Ltd -v- Vas Systems Ltd [2004] DRS 1592 27 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Richfords Ltd -v- Parker [2004] DRS 1603 27 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Optitec (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o11604 27 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Big Blue (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o11704 28 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Sunrider Corporation -v- OHMI Vitakraft-Werke Wuehrmann (Vitataste) T-156/02; [2004] EUECJ T-156/02 28 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property ECJ Community trade mark - Regulations (EC) Nos 2868/95 and 40/94 - Costs of opposition proceedings - Partial withdrawal of the trade mark application - Withdrawal of opposition - Tax Refund of Appeal - Obligation to state reasons. [ Bailii ] Â BIG BLUE - O/118/04 Rev 81092 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â FLEUROP FTD - O/115/04 Rev 80779 (& others) 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â BIG BLUE - O/117/04 Rev 81091 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation - [ PO ] Â Nouveau Fabrics Limited -v- Voyage Decoration Limited, Dunelm Soft Furnishings Limited [2004] EWHC 895 (Ch) 28 Apr 2004 ChD Mann, The Honourable Mr Justice Mann Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MCQUEEN CLOTHING CO. 2158217 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mcqueen Clothing Co. Opp 49257 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2158217 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: BIG BLUE 2056366 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Revlon (Suisse) Sa -v- May [2004] DRS 1515 28 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Big Blue (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o11804 28 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FLEUROP FTD 1324053 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Fleurop Ftd (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o11504 28 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mcqueen Clothing Co (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o12004 28 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Matratzen Concord -v- OHMI (Order) C-3/03; [2004] EUECJ C-3/03 28 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property 1 Cites [ Europa ] - [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BIG BLUE 2056368 28 Apr 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- OHMI (Judgment) C-468/01; [2004] EUECJ C-468/01P 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Delamar Academy -v- Go-Catch Media Ltd [2004] DRS 1543 29 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- Ohmi (Intellectual Property) C-470/01; [2004] EUECJ C-470/01P 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- Ohmi (Intellectual Property) C-471/01; [2004] EUECJ C-471/01P 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- Ohmi (Intellectual Property) C-474/01; [2004] EUECJ C-474/01P 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â MR PRICE WEEKEND MATERIAL - O/119/04 Inv 81373 29 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Mark: MR PRICE WEEKEND MATERIAL 2197330 29 Apr 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Kambly Sa Specialites De Biscuits Suisses -v- Intersnack Knabber-Geback Gmbh & Co Kg [2004] EWHC 943 (Ch) 29 Apr 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Lightman Intellectual Property Opposition to the registration of two trade marks. [ Bailii ] Â Fujitsu Limited O/121/04 29 Apr 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Fujitsu Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o12104 29 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- OHMI (Judgment) C-473/01; [2004] EUECJ C-473/01P 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Price Weekend Material (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o11904 29 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â IMS Health GmbH & Co. OHG -v- NDC Health GmbH & Co. KG C-418/01; [2004] EUECJ C-418/01 29 Apr 2004 ECJ European, Commercial, Intellectual Property Competition - Article 82 EC - Abuse of a dominant position - Brick structure used to supply regional sales data for pharmaceutical products in a Member State - Copyright - Refusal to grant a licence. [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Ruby Brand R (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o20304 30 Apr 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: RUBY BRAND R 1516333 30 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Quickwash Action (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) (O-204-04) 2317497; [2004] UKIntelP o20404 30 Apr 2004 IPO Mr Hobbs QC Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2317497 - Decision on application to adduce fresh evidence [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Quickwash Action (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) (O-205-04) O-205-04; 2317497; [2004] UKIntelP o20504 30 Apr 2004 IPO Mr Hobbs QC Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2317497 [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Ruby Brand R 80806 30 Apr 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 1516333 [ PO ] Â Synbiotix Ltd -v- Rasalingham [2004] DRS 1570 30 Apr 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FOUR EYEZ 2270311 5 May 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Four Eyez Opp 90757 5 May 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2270311 - Opposition [ PO ] Â H Young (Operations) Ltd -v- Medici Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 863 5 May 2004 CA Intellectual Property refusal of revocation of trade mark [ Bailii ] Â Four Eyez (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o12404 5 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Le Mans (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13004 6 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Davy Bal Solicitors Ltd (T/A Claim Today) -v- Rodden [2004] DRS 1533 6 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LE MANS 2214076 6 May 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Fujitsu Limited O/125/04 7 May 2004 PO Mr D Mcmunn Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Guanghwa Company Ltd -v- Proton [2004] DRS 1575 7 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Right Ascension Inc -v- Cosgrove [2004] DRS 1619 7 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Fujitsu Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o12504 7 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mizz Opp 50532 10 May 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2136517 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Learning South West -v- Conscribe Ltd [2004] DRS 1560 10 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Java Express Opp 52841 Opp 52842 10 May 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2237024A 2237024B - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: MIZZ 2136517 10 May 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: Ms. 2041354 10 May 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Liberty Media for Women LLC -v- IPC Media Limited Opp 48858 10 May 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2041354 - Opposition Trade Marks Act 1994 [ PO ] Â Mark: JAVA EXPRESS 2237024A, 2237024B 10 May 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Alma Communications Ltd and Another -v- Feedback Communications Ltd [2004] EWHC 1305 (Ch) 10 May 2004 ChD Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice [ Bailii ] Â Ms (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o14104 10 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Cyclone Courier Company Ltd -v- Clark [2004] DRS 1629 10 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Java Express (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o12604 10 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Abel Alarm Company Ltd -v- Eds Alarms [2004] DRS 1616 10 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mizz (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o14004 10 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LAMBRELLA 2273455 11 May 2004 TMR Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â In the Matter of Trade Mark Application Number 2275058 In the Name of Coco De Mer Limited -v- Opposition Number 90007 Theretoby Chanel Limited [2004] EWHC 992 (Ch) 11 May 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Patten Intellectual Property Trade Mark [ Bailii ] Â NIC Instruments Limited -v- P W Allen And Company Limited O/129/04 11 May 2004 PO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - Patents Act 1977 [ PO ] Â Mark: LITTLE ME 1398682, 1398683, 2053016 11 May 2004 TMR Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Nic Instruments Limited -v- P W Allen and Company Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o12904 11 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lambrella (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13204 11 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Little Me (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o13104 11 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DOCUCENTRE 2291389 12 May 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: POWERFOAM 742477 12 May 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Docucentre (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o12804 12 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Powerfoam (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o12704 12 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â R Griggs Group Ltd and others -v- Evans and others (No 2) [2004] EWHC 1088 (Ch); Times, 27 May 2004; [2005] Ch 153; [2004] FSR 939 12 May 2004 ChD Peter Prescott QC Equity, Intellectual Property A logo had been created for the claimants, by an independent sub-contractor. They sought assignment of their legal title, but, knowing of the claimant's interest the copyright was assigned to a third party out of the jurisdiction. The claimant sought an order for its transfer, and an order was so made. Before it was perfected the defendant brought this application, denying that the court had such power in the case of a foreign copyright. Held: The court had power to hear a new point, but not merely because the parties so agreed. We should treat the fact that the land is situate abroad as affecting the choice of law, not jurisdiction, if the case is one in which it is sought to enforce an equitable claim in personam: "a claim to have foreign land conveyed to one, based on an English contract and made against a purchaser of the land with prior notice of that contract, could in principle succeed, provided the foreign law would not overreach our doctrine of notice. It would be a claim in personam, not in rem." This case concerned the court's equitable in personam jurisdiction. As such it was not a breach of international comity to order transfer of the ownership of the foreign copyrights. This avoided the need for a multiplicity of proceedings, and it had not been shown that foreign courts would not respect the order made in equity here. The court did have power to make orders affecting the ownership of foreign intellectual property rights. Copyright, Patents and Designs Act 1988 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â So?Kiss Me (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13404 13 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SO?...KISS ME 2259592 13 May 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: FOOK 2309350 13 May 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Fook 13 May 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Fook (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o13304 13 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: INGENICO 2246293 14 May 2004 TMR Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Hit Entertainment Plc -v- Loosemore [2004] DRS 1544 14 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TOMMY 2301974 14 May 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Tommy (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13504 14 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ingenico (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13604 14 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â BWN Live Oil Pty Ltd O/137/04 17 May 2004 PO Mr M Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Sony Computer Entertainment and Others v. Ball and Others [2004] EWHC 1192 (Ch) 17 May 2004 ChD Pumfrey J Intellectual Property, Contempt of Court Pumfrey J considered the test to be applied when a party applied for leave to commence proceedings for contempt of court against another party: "It seems to me, in the light of the judgment in Malgar v. Leach, that the discretion to permit applications of this nature to proceed must be exercised with very great caution. It can hardly be appropriate, it seems to me, to permit a general investigation of the facts surrounding a particular infringement in the context of contempt proceedings. That is why I have excluded from the permission which I have granted the greater number of the non-disclosures and misrepresentations alleged by the claimants. It seems to me also that before this discretion is exercised, the claimant must satisfy the court that there is a strong case - and preferably an admitted case - that a particular misrepresentation is untrue." and "the court must be astute not to allow tenuous or argumentative applications to commit to go forward." 1 Cites 1 Citers Â BWN Live Oil Pty Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o13704 17 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: CLEAN CREAM 2306992 18 May 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Brand Storm (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13804 18 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BRAND STORM 2261190 18 May 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Â Brighton and Another -v- Jones; ChD 18-May-2004 - [2004] EWHC 1157 (Ch) Â Clean Cream (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o13904 18 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TESTAMENT 2313974 20 May 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Testament (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o14204 20 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Celltech & D Ltd -v- Medimmune Inc [2004] EWHC 1124 (Patents) 20 May 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Laddie Intellectual Property 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: RAVANSA M798409 21 May 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Mark: FORM (SHAPE) ONLY 732788, 739779 21 May 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Form (Shape) Only (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o14404 21 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Pixar -v- Mmtechnology [2004] DRS 1584 21 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Form (Shape) Only Opp 70439 Opp 70534 21 May 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 732788 739779 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Ravansa (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o14304 21 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Zurich Private Banking N/A 24 May 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2317497 [ PO ] Â Mark: ZURICH PRIVATE BANKING 2317497 24 May 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Zurich Private Banking (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o20104 24 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â CFPH, LLC (Patent); IPO 25-May-2004 - O/147/04; [2004] UKIntelP o14704; GB0128602.0 Â Yeoman Group Plc -v- Trevor Evan Parry - O/145/04 25 May 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Basf Ag -v- Me2 Crop Protection Ltd and Another [2004] EWHC 1718 (Pat) 25 May 2004 Patc Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â English Hop Products Limited -v- Thomas Swan & Company Limited O/146/04 25 May 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Yeoman Group Plc -v- Trevor Evan Parry (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o14504 25 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Thomas Swan Company Limited -v- English Hop Products Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o14604 25 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Basf Ag -v- Me2 Crop Protection Ltd and Another [2004] EWHC 1342 (Pat) 25 May 2004 Patc Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: WOODBURY ESTATES 2313409 26 May 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â One Picture Ltd -v- Craig [2004] EWCA Civ 743 26 May 2004 CA Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Woodbury Estates (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o14804 26 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Natural White (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o14904 27 May 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: NATURAL WHITE 2294643 27 May 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Onken Dairy (UK) Ltd -v- Jenkins [2004] DRS 1636 28 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ivax Pharmaceuticals (Uk) Ltd -v- Astrazeneca Ab [2004] EWHC 1264 (Ch) 28 May 2004 ChD Intellectual Property patents [ Bailii ] Â Argos Ltd -v- Transworld Leisure Ltd [2004] DRS 1669 28 May 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: REED CATERING GROUP 2147163 1 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Traypoint Limited -v- Asd Lighting Plc (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o15004 1 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: REED RETAIL INFORMATION 2111878 1 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Reed Catering Group (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o15204 1 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Crown Protection Services Ltd -v- Top Dog Security Ltd [2004] DRS 1703 1 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Reed Retail Information (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o15104 1 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â REED RETAIL INFORMATION - O/151/04 Inv 12036 1 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Traypoint Limited -v- Asd Lighting Plc. - O/150/04 1 Jun 2004 PO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â REED CATERING GROUP - O/152/04 Inv 12037 1 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Q Qtech - O/153/04 Opp 91523 2 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Sweet -v- Alessandro Plc [2004] DRS 1672 2 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Q Qtech (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o15304 2 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Q Qtech 2286921 2 Jun 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Walcom Animal Science (I.P.3) Limited, Francis Chi, Tian Shui Lu, Jie Chen And Qin Tang Wen O/154/04 3 Jun 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Walcom Animal Science (IP3) Limited, Francis Chi, Tian Shui Lu, Jie Chen and Qin Tang Wen (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o15404 3 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â LIVING TV - O/162/04 Opp 90603 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Trott Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY MARK 2281046 4 Jun 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â NEW YORK COSMOS - O/160/04 Opp 91336 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â DEVICE ONLY MARK - O/158/04 Opp 90118 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Trott Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Anthire Ltd, Alastair Nigel Thompson And Stephen Wilson - O/155/04 4 Jun 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Ims-Ionen Mikrofabrikations Systeme Gmbh, Hans Loschner, Gerhard Stengl, Herbert Vonach And Elmar Platzgummer O/156/04 4 Jun 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â GUZZANTI - O/159/04 Inv 16038 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Living TV (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o16204 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LIVING TV 2287212 4 Jun 2004 TMR Dr W J Trott Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: GUZZANTI M795588 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Anthire Ltd, Alastair Nigel Thompson and Stephen Wilson (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o15504 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only Mark (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o15804 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Guzzanti (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o15904 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â IMS-Ionen Mikrofabrikations Systeme Gmbh, Hans Loschner, Gerhard Stengl, Herbert Vonach and Elmar Platzgummer (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o15604 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â New York Cosmos (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o16004 4 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: NEW YORK COSMOS 2304070 4 Jun 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: WORTH/HOUSE OF WORTH 1233063, 922188 7 Jun 2004 TMR Mr O Morris Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Cecil Lloyd Crawford (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o16504 7 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Seiko Epson Corporation, Masato Shimada, Akira Matsuzawa, Yoshinao Miyata and Tsutomu Nishiwaki (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o16104 7 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Worth/House of Worth (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o16304 7 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â WORTH/HOUSE OF WORTH - O/163/04 Rev 81226 Rev 81261 7 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Morris Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Cecil Lloyd Crawford O/165/04 7 Jun 2004 PO Mr H Jones Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Seiko Epson Corporation, Masato Shimada, Akira Matsuzawa, Yoshinao Miyata And Tsutomu Nishiwaki - O/161/04 7 Jun 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â LATCHMERE THEATRE - O/164/04 Opp 90869 8 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: LATCHMERE THEATRE 2295353 8 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Latchmere Theatre (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o16404 8 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: NATURALLY SMOOTH 2283400 9 Jun 2004 TMR Mr I Peggie Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Gloria Isaac Sodipo (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o16704 9 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Naturally Smooth 9 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Peggie Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Gloria A Sodipo And Isaac Sodipo O/167/04 9 Jun 2004 PO Mr H Jones Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Naturally Smooth (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o16604 9 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Essence (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o16804 10 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â 3D Shape (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o16904 10 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: 3D SHAPE 2109193 10 Jun 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â 3D Shape 10 Jun 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â ESSENCE - O/168/04 Opp 91392 10 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Carver Technology Limited -v- Swansea Imports Limited - O/170/04 10 Jun 2004 PO Mr Back Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency -v- Registrations 4 Vehicles [2004] DRS 1590 10 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Swansea Imports Limited -v- Carver Technology Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o17004 10 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ESSENCE 2289544 10 Jun 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â REED RETAIL INFORMATION - O/171/04 Inv 12036 11 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Reed Retail Information (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o17104 11 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: REED RETAIL INFORMATION 2111878 11 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Duo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o17204 14 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â First National Telecom Services Ltd -v- Gibbs [2004] DRS 1642 14 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â DUOFRESH - O/173/04 Opp 91431 14 Jun 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Duofresh (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o17304 14 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â DUO - O/172/04 Opp 91451 14 Jun 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: DUOFRESH 2290335 14 Jun 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: DUO 2290325 14 Jun 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: YOMO 2234699 15 Jun 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Closet Clothing (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o17504 15 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: CLOSET 2259175, 2259176 15 Jun 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Yomo (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o17404 15 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Presidente (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o19604 16 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Roger Michael Elliott, Bsp International Foundations Ltd -v- Expotech Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o18904 16 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Canto (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o17604 16 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Presidente Opp 50011 16 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2170658 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Canto 16 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Smith Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Expotech -v- Bsp International - O/189/04 16 Jun 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: CANTO 726627 16 Jun 2004 TMR Mr E S Smith Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: PRESIDENTE 2170658 16 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Boehringer Ingelheim Kg etc -v- Swingward Limited; Boehringer Ingelheim Kg and others -v- Dowelhurst Limited; Glaxo Group Limited-v-Swingward Limited etc [2004] EWCA Civ 757 17 Jun 2004 CA Lord Justice Clarke Lord Justice Kennedy Lord Justice Jacob Commercial, Intellectual Property, European [ Bailii ] Â Celltech R & D Ltd -v- Medimmune Inc [2004] EWHC 1522 (Pat) 18 Jun 2004 Patc Jacob J Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice With the consent of the parties, the court tried two questions of US patent law – file wrapper estoppel and argument estoppel, neither of which exists under our domestic law – without needing to receive expert evidence of US law. 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Degussa-Huls Ag - O/180/04 18 Jun 2004 PO Mr R Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Degussa-Huls Ag (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o18004 18 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Qsoft Consulting Ltd -v- Richard [2004] DRS 1736 19 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Yahoo! Inc -v- Cook [2004] DRS 1694 19 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Vrl International Ltd -v- Hedonism (Club) [2004] DRS 1649 21 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Omega (Trade Mark: Revocation) (O-177-04) 1456849, 1456850, 770899; [2004] UKIntelP o17704 21 Jun 2004 IPO Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. 1. Partial surrender of registration; effective date. 2. Rule 68(7) : failure to file TM8 rectified as a correction of an irregularity in or before the Office. At the outset of revocation proceedings against these three registrations the registered proprietor, in place of filing TM8s, had filed forms TM23 partially surrendering the scope of the registrations. The applicant for revocation had indicated that these partial surrenders would close the matter for them, subject to their being effective as from the date of the commencement of proceedings. The Registry, however, had indicated that the partial surrender could be effective only from the date on which the request had been received; there was no provision for the back-dating of such action. This, after various passages of time, result in a hearing at which it was necessary to consider the status of the Forms 23 requesting partial surrender, the effective date of such surrenders and the consequent effect on the future of the revocation actions. After reviewing the sequence of events and the relevant provisions in the Act and the Rules, the Hearing Officer concluded that the Registry had been in error in not proceeding with the publication of the (valid) partial surrenders, the effective date being the publication of the surrenders. As to the further conduct of the proceedings the Hearing Officer ruled that whilst the period for filing a counterstatement (a period which could not be extended) had expired, this had been the result of an error in procedure and could be rectified by the Registrar under Rule 68(7). The Hearing Officer therefore set a new date for the filing of a TM8 and evidence of use or evidence in support of reasons for non-use. Both sides asked for an award of costs. The Hearing Officer declined to make such an award in favour of either party but she stated that in view of the Registry's poor handling of the matter the parties were at liberty to make written representations to the Registrar concerning ex gratia payments. Trade Marks Act 1994 [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Koffiebranderij en Theehandel 'Drie Mollen sinds 1818' -v- OHMI - Manuel Nabeiro Silveria (Galaxia) (Judgment) T-66/03; [2004] EUECJ T-66/03 22 Jun 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Form Only 22 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Peggie Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Ruiz-Picasso and others -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-185/02 22 Jun 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] Â Mark: FORM ONLY M767786 22 Jun 2004 TMR Mr I Peggie Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Form Only (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o17804 22 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Chitolie -v- Patent Office [2004] EWHC 1549 (Pat) 23 Jun 2004 Patc Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Insight Seminars -v- Insight Seminars [2004] DRS 1692 23 Jun 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â F Hoffmann-La Roche Ag (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o17904 23 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag - O/179/04 23 Jun 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Spaclean Limited -v- Grunwell (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o18204; O/182/04; PCT/GB 2002/00725 24 Jun 2004 IPO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property IPO Spaclean made a reference to the comptroller that it was entitled to be granted patents for the invention forming the subject of PCT/GB2002/00725. After completion of the evidence rounds, communication from a director of Spaclean who furnished evidence on behalf of the company, ceased. A hearing date was appointed by the Hearing Officer but only action by the Office established that the director would not be able to attend the hearing. Order given striking out the reference for want of prosecution, with costs awarded to the Defendant as if the hearing had gone ahead. Patents Act 1977 12 [ Bailii ] Â Mr K W Grunwell -v- Spaclean Ltd - O/182/04 24 Jun 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: MERLIN 2295012 24 Jun 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Merlin (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o18104 24 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â 3D Shape (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o18304 25 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: 3D SHAPE 2000653 25 Jun 2004 TMR Mr A James Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â 3D Shape 25 Jun 2004 TMR Mr James Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â The Computer Shop 27 Jun 2004 TMR Mr Hamilton Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Electrocoin Automatics Ltd. -v- Coinworld Ltd and others [2004] EWHC 1498 (Ch) 29 Jun 2004 ChD Intellectual Property Infringement of trade marks [ Bailii ] Â Hearngrange Trading Limited -v- Jason Plastics Limited - O/187/04 30 Jun 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Hearngrange Trading Limited -v- Jason Plastics Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o18704 30 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hearngrange Trading Limited -v- Jason Plastics Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o18604 30 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Dunn Cowe Limited -v- The Solid Swivel Company Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o18504 30 Jun 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Dunn & Cowe Limited -v- The Solid Swivel Company Limited - O/185/04 30 Jun 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Hearngrange Trading Limited -v- Jason Plastics Limited - O/186/04 30 Jun 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â BMI Bertollo -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-186/02; [2004] EUECJ T-186/02 30 Jun 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Earlier DIESEL word marks - Application for Community figurative trade mark DIESELIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Whitstable Windsurfing -v- Domrus [2004] DRS 1747 1 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â The Waterless Valeting Company (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o20904 2 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Michael Wayne Crabtree -v- Ralph Barclay Ross (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o18804 2 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: V-10 2286183 2 Jul 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â V-10 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o19004 2 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: THE WATERLESS VALETING COMPANY 2264665 2 Jul 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Michael Wayne Crabtree -v- Ralph Barclay Ross O/188/04 2 Jul 2004 PO Mr Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â The Waterless Valeting Company 91197 2 Jul 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2264665 [ PO ] Â Charterhouse Communications Group Ltd -v- Otm Integrator [2004] DRS 1729 5 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Harrods Ltd -v- Djv Associates [2004] DRS 1758 5 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Diana (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o19104 5 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Diana 2161371 5 Jul 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Sawkins -v- Hyperion Records Limited [2004] EWHC 1530 (Ch); Times, 26 July 2004; [2005] RPC 47; [2004] 4 All ER 418 5 Jul 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Patten Intellectual Property The claimant had edited ancient music scores so as to be ready for performance for the defendant. He asserted a copyright. The defendants argued that the contribution was too little to create a copyright. Held: To succeed Dr Sawkins had to establish that each of his editions is an original musical work. The argument that he was only making minor embellishments to recreate the original work was not successful. The CD's used or were derived from the scores prepared by the claimant. The claim largely succeeded. Dr Sawkins also succeded in his claim for infringement of his moral rights. Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 3 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Alan J Venner Et Al (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o19304 6 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Alan J Venner Et Al - O/193/04 6 Jul 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Â Taylor -v- Rive Droite Music Ltd; ChD 6-Jul-2004 - [2004] EWHC 1605 (Ch) Â Neal Solomon O/194/04 7 Jul 2004 PO Mr A C Howard Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â F Hoffmann-La Roche Ag (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o19204 7 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Spirit Group 2291675 7 Jul 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Neal Solomon O/195/04 7 Jul 2004 PO Mr A C Howard Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Neal Solomon (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o19404 7 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Neal Solomon (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o19504 7 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: REED RETAIL INFORMATION 2111878 7 Jul 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Reed Retail Information (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o19804 7 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hewlett-Packard Development Company Lp -v- Inter-Mediates Ltd [2004] DRS 1738 7 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag - O/192/04 7 Jul 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Spirit Group (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o19704 7 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property (Trade Mark: Opposition) [ Bailii ] Â Porter Lancastrian Limited - O/200/04 8 Jul 2004 PO Mr D Barford Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Konami Corporation (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o19904 8 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Neulastim (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o20704 8 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Porter Lancastrian Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o20004 8 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mastercard International Incorporated -v- Hitachi Credit (Uk) Plc [2004] EWHC 1623 (Ch) 8 Jul 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Smith Intellectual Property The claimants challenged award of a trade mark saying they were owners of many marks incorporating the word 'Master' associated with credit, and the applicants mark was too similar to its own. Held: Applying Davidoff, the words can also be read as extending to goods or services which are identical with or similar to those covered by the registered mark. The Officer had found that in this situation, confusion was unlikely since consumers would be likely to select their service after close scrutiny - it was not a 'bag of sweets' case. The decision stood. Trade Marks Act 1994 - Council Directive 89/104/EEC 4(4)(a) 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Konami Corporation - O/199/04 8 Jul 2004 PO Dr H Edwards Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Hydra-Ject Services Uk Limited And Enston -v- Enston O/206/04 8 Jul 2004 PO Mr Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Hydra-Ject Services Uk Limited And, Robert Peter Enston -v- Eric James Enston (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o20604 8 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: NEULASTIM 2288643 8 Jul 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Sanofi-Synthelabo Sa -v- Noot [2004] DRS 1797 12 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Holloway Floors -v- Wood 2 U; Nom 12-Jul-2004 - [2004] DRS 1666 Â Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Youichi Yamada, Takeaki Funada, Hiroyuki Isobe, Keitaro Kaburagi, Naomi Amemiya, Ko Atsumi and Gen Inoshita (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o15704 13 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Gen Inoshita And Others - O/157/04 13 Jul 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Ibm United Kingdom Limited, Frederick C Mintzer, Gordon Wesley Braudaway, Marco Martens, James B Shearer, Charles Philippe Louis Tresser and Cahi W Wu (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o21004 14 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ibm United Kingdom Limited, Frederick C Mintzer, Gordon Wesley Braudaway, Marco Martens, James B Shearer, Charles Philippe Louis Tresser And Cahi W Wu - O/210/04 14 Jul 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mehjabeen Siddiq (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o21204 15 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Applied Psycology Research Limited - O/208/04 15 Jul 2004 PO Mr H Jones Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Applied Psychology Research Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o20804 15 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Miss Mehjabeen Siddiq - O/212/04 15 Jul 2004 PO Mr S Probert Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Omega (Trade Mark: Opposition) (O-211-04) 1557184; [2004] UKIntelP o21104 15 Jul 2004 IPO D Landau Intellectual Property [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Lambretta Clothing Company Limited -v- Teddy Smith (Uk) Limited, Next Retail Plc Times, 28 September 2004; [2004] EWCA Civ 886 15 Jul 2004 CA Lord Justice Mance Lord Justice Sedley Lord Justice Jacob Intellectual Property The claimant settled upon a combination of colours to identify its goods. It then began an action against the defendants claiming unregistered design right and artistic copyright in the combination of colours. Held: The mere combination of colours could not be protected in this way. Unregsistered design right did not exist in the juxtaposition of colours alone. The Mark Wilkinson Furniture Case did not say such an arrangement must have either design right or artistic copyright protection. The Court must look to the application of the words in each case to see whether there was a gap. Furthermore the choice of colours was commonplace, which did not mean that the entire design would be. Copyrights Designs and patents Act 1988 213(2) 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Go Cook! 16 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2319763 [ PO ] Â Mark: GO COOK! 2319763 16 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Go Cook! (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o22404 16 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: HALO 2289546 16 Jul 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Halo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o21304 16 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Packard Bell - O/214/04 Opp 80341 19 Jul 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: Packard Bell 2218969 19 Jul 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Â Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, Sony Computer Entertainment UK Limited -v- Ball, and others; ChD 19-Jul-2004 - Times, 21 October 2004; [2004] EWHC 1738 (Ch); [2005] FSR 9 Â Fruit of the Loom Inc -v- Fenna [2004] DRS 1717 19 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Packard Bell (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o21404 19 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â OptimumportfolioCom, Llc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o21504 19 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Optimumportfolio.Com, Llc - O/215/04 19 Jul 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Amazon.Com, Inc -v- Microplace Ltd (T/A Netknowledge) [2004] DRS 1781 20 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Stealthcraft Limited -v- CE Shepherd (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o21604 21 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Stealthcraft Limited -v- C.E.Shepherd - O/216/04 21 Jul 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Mark: e eurodrive car rental 2217335 22 Jul 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â E Eurodrive Car Rental (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o21704 22 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â E Eurodrive Car Rental The Web'S Favourite Car Rental Company (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o21804 22 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ultraframe (UK) Ltd -v- Eurocell Building Plastics Limited, Eurocell Profiles Limited [2004] 1785 EWHC (Ch) 22 Jul 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Lewison Intellectual Property Patent challenge for obviousness, and patent infringement. Held: i) the patent was not infringed; ii) the patent was valid; iii) there was no fresh UDR arising from minor changes made to the design of the Ultralite 500 in 1995; iv) there was no infringement of design right in the components; v) but there was infringement by the Pinnacle 500 panels themselves and by the whole assembled Pinnacle 500 product. 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: e eurodrive car rental the web's favourite car rental company 2217338 22 Jul 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â e eurodrive car rental - O/217/04 Opp 52703 22 Jul 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â e eurodrive car rental the web's favourite car rental company - O/218/04 Opp 52781 22 Jul 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â BOOTS GIFT EXPERIENCE - O/219/04 Opp 91334 23 Jul 2004 TMR Mr James Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Savvis UK Ltd -v- Terranson [2004] DRS 1810 23 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BOOTS GIFT EXPERIENCE 2302629 23 Jul 2004 TMR Mr A James Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Boots Gift Experience (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o21904 23 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Phonographic Performance Limited -v- Department of Trade and Industry HM Attorney General [2004] EWHC 1795 (Ch); Times, 27 August 2004 23 Jul 2004 ChD Vice-Chancellor, The Vice-Chancellor Intellectual Property, European The claimant represented the interests of copyright holders, and complained that the defendant had failed to implement the Directive properly, leaving them unable properly to collect royalties in the music rental market. The respondent argued that the claim arose when the directive should have been implemented properly but had not been. Held: The damage was continuing. The claims were not statute-barred because they are both claims in respect of a continuing breach of duty and a cause of action in which damage is an essential ingredient. Nor was the claim an abuse of process. Parliament had set limitation periods and courts must respect them. Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 67 72 - Council Directive 92/100/EEC the Rental Directive 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Device Mark Only (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o27004 26 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ywca England & Wales -v- Young [2004] DRS 1816 26 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Mark Only Opp 91255 26 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2304053 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Societe Des Produits Nestle Sa -v- Mars UK Limited [2004] EWCA Civ 1008; Times, 04 August 2004 26 Jul 2004 CA Lord Justice Chadwick, Lord Justice Mummery, Master Of The Rolls Lord Phillips Of Worth Matravers, Mr Intellectual Property The appellant had sought to register as a trade mark the shape of a polo mint. The objector said it lacked sufficient distinctive character. The appellant sought to amend the specification of the trade mark to limit its application as to the goods to which it would be applied, and the dimensions and colour. Held: The specification could not be amended. Such an amendment did not fall within section 13(1), since the requirement sought to be altered did not limit the 'rights conferred by the registration'. The appellant must instead commence a new registration application with the new specification. Trade Marks Act 1994 13 39(1) 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DEVICE MARK ONLY 2304053 26 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Harrison -v- Teton Valley Trading Co; Harrison's Trade Mark Application (CHINAWHITE) [2005] FSR 10; [2004] EWCA Civ 1028; Times, 19 August 2004 27 Jul 2004 CA Lord Justice Pill Lady Justice Arden Lord Jusice Aldous Intellectual Property The applicant had been an employee of the objector at their nightclub 'Chinawhite' and whose principal attraction was a cocktail of the same name. Employees signed a confidentiality agreement as to the recipe. Having left the employment, the appellant set up a company with a similar name and applied for the mark 'CHINA WHITE'. The respondent had successfully objected to the application to register the trade mark on the basis of it having been made in bad faith. Held: The appeal failed. The standard for dishonesty set out in Twinsectra was the test applicable under the 1994 Act for bad faith in a trade mark application. It was a mixture of objective and subjective elements; whether the applicant's state of knowledge was such that his decision to apply for registration would be regarded by persons adopting proper standards as being in bad faith. Sir William Aldous said: "The words 'bad faith' suggest a mental state. Clearly when considering the question of whether an application to register is made in bad faith all the circumstances will be relevant. However the court must decide whether the knowledge of the applicant was such that his decision to apply for registration would be regarded as in bad faith by persons adopting proper standards." Trade Marks Act 1994 5(4)(a) - Council Directive 89/104/EEC 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â VIPER - O/220/04 Opp 90677 27 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: THE COMPUTER SHOP 2340273 27 Jul 2004 TMR Mr C Hamilton Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â The Computer Shop (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o22104 27 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Viper (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o22004 27 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hitachi Europe Ltd -v- Logic Europe Ltd [2004] DRS 1771 27 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: VIPER 1501909 27 Jul 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Dna Structures Ltd (T/A Dna Bioscience) -v- Dna Solutions [2004] DRS 1812 27 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Design-A-Rock -v- Packtex Ltd [2004] DRS 1748 28 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â I N Newmans Ltd. -v- Richard T Adlem [2004] EWHC 1563 (Ch) 28 Jul 2004 ChD Intellectual Property passing Off. [ Bailii ] Â I N Newmans Ltd. -v- Richard T Adlem [2004] EWHC 2026 (Ch) 28 Jul 2004 ChD Intellectual Property passing off. [ Bailii ] Â Sandoz Gmbh -v- Roche Diagnostics Gmbh [2004] EWHC 1313 (Ch) 28 Jul 2004 ChD Patten J Intellectual Property Application for revocation of European Patent [ Bailii ] Â IDA Ltd and others -v- University of Southampton and others; University of Southampton's Applications [2004] EWHC 2107 (Pat); [2005] RPC 220 28 Jul 2004 Patc Laddie J Intellectual Property Disclosure and enablement are distinct concepts in patents law, each of which has to be satisfied and each of which has its own rules. As to sufficiency: "In my view, devising an invention and providing enabling disclosure are two quite different things. Although both may be necessary to secure valid protection, as section 14 of the Act shows, they relate to different aspects of the law of patents. It is very possible to make a good invention but to lose one's patent for failure to make an enabling disclosure. The requirement to include an enabling disclosure is concerned with teaching the public how the invention works, not with devising the invention in the first place." In the phrase "the actual deviser of the invention", the word "actual" denotes a contrast with a deemed or pretended deviser of the invention;the natural person who "came up with the inventive concept." 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Philos (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o22304 28 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property Trade Mark: Appointed Person [ Bailii ] Â Secretary of State for Education and Skills -v- Frontline Technology Ltd [2004] EWHC 1563 28 Jul 2004 PatC Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Secretary of State for Education and Skills -v- Frontline Technology Ltd [2004] EWHC 1563 (Patents) 28 Jul 2004 PatC Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Philos 80367 28 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2220509 [ PO ] Â Mark: PHILOS 2220509 28 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Valmo (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o23204 29 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o22204 29 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: VALMO 2313661 29 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Yissum Research & Development Company Of The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem - O/222/04 29 Jul 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Valmo 29 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2313661 [ PO ] Â Mark: TESCO WE SELL FOR LESS 2203674, 2217459 30 Jul 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Tesco We Sell For Less Opp 90338 Opp 52426 30 Jul 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2203674 2217459 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: MAXPRO 2290671 30 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â F Hoffman Laroche Ag -v- Stock [2004] DRS 1798 30 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 2187008 30 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Maxpro (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o22804 30 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Kentucky Fried Chicken (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o22704 30 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Leigh -v- Inventory Solutions Europe Ab [2004] DRS 1741 30 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Maxpro 91111 30 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2290671 [ PO ] Â Kentucky Fried Chicken 50844 30 Jul 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2187008 [ PO ] Â Tesco We Sell for Less (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o25604 30 Jul 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Unilin Beheer Bv -v- Berry Floor Nv, Information Management Consultancy Design Limited (T/A Responsive Designs), B&Q Plc [2004] EWCA Civ 1021 30 Jul 2004 CA Lord Justice Ward Sir Martin Nourse Lord Justice Jacob Intellectual Property Patents - infringement - validity Patents Act 1977 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Seiko Epson Corporation -v- Inkking [2004] DRS 1796 30 Jul 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Navitaire Inc -v- Easyjet Airline Co and Another [2005] ECDR 17; [2004] EWHC 1725 (Ch); [2006] RPC 111 30 Jul 2004 ChD Pumfrey J Intellectual Property The claimant alleged infringement of its copyright in a software system which dealt with airline reservations. It was not said that any code had been copied, but merely that an express requirement of the defendant ordering the system was that it should appear similar to the claimant's system; it should have its look and feel. The system used entry codes to locate flights etc. The codes used were the same. Held: Neither the codes nor the compilation of them were entitled to copyright protection: "Copyright protection for computer software is a given, but I do not feel that the courts should be astute to extend that protection into a region where only the functional effects of a program are in issue. There is a respectable case for saying that copyright is not, in general, concerned with functional effects, and there is some advantage in a bright line rule protecting only the claimant's embodiment of the function in software and not some superset of that software. The case is not truly analogous with the plot of a novel, because the plot is part of the work itself. The user interface is not part of the work itself. One could permute all the letters and other codes in the command names, and it would still work in the same way, and all that would be lost is a modest mnemonic advantage. " Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Gold Financial Group Ltd -v- Yates [2004] DRS 1824 2 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Babushka (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o22604 3 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LINKIN PARK 2313504 3 Aug 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Linkin Park (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o22504 3 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Linkin Park 3 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property The applicant sought registration of the mark 'Linkin Park' under the classifications including posters. The name had been used by a music band, and objection was made, saying it would jeopardise the guarantee of origin associated with the name. Held: "The purchasers, and potential purchasers, of posters etc. purchase particular posters because they represent something to them. In this case the name LINKIN PARK represents the band who produces music to which the purchaser enjoys listening The name LINKIN PARK appearing on posters etc. is the subject matter of the goods which itself is an essential characteristic of such goods." The mark applied for consisted exclusively of a sign which may serve in trade to designate the kind and intended purpose of the goods and services and was excluded from registration by Section 3(1)(c) of the Act. Trade Marks Act 1994 3(1)(c) 1 Cites [ PO ] Â Mark: BABUSHKA 2294091 3 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â BABUSHKA - O/226/04 Opp 91867 3 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition - [ PO ] Â Mark: PRODIGY 2215929 4 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Prodigy (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o23304 4 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Making Property Work 4 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2294296A [ PO ] Â Making Property Work (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o24104 4 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hughes Electronics Corporation -v- Chuks [2004] DRS 1746 4 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â PRODIGY - O/233/04 Opp 51024 4 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - - [ PO ] Â Mark: MAKING PROPERTY WORK 2294296A 4 Aug 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Apotex Europe Ltd and others -v- Beecham Group Plc and Another [2004] EWCA Civ 1182 5 Aug 2004 CA Intellectual Property Admission of evidence as to obviousness - experiment [ Bailii ] Â House Doctor (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o24204 5 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Timothy Carl Stamnitz O/231/04 5 Aug 2004 PO Mr M Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Timothy Carl Stamnitz (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o23104 5 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Look C Limited -v- Richard Parviz Navabi - O/230/04 5 Aug 2004 PO Mr Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Look C Ltd -v- Richard Parviz Navabi (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o23004 5 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â House Doctor Inv 81186 5 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2199992 - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Mark: HOUSE DOCTOR 2199992 5 Aug 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Altos (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o24304 6 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Altos Rev 12277 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 113499 - Revocation [ PO ] Â Carephone - O/234/04 Inv 81432 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - - [ PO ] Â Carephone (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o23404 6 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FALAK - O/235/04 Inv 81703 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - - [ PO ] Â Mark: ALTOS 113499 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: FALAK 2325425 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Mark: Carephone 2214371 6 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Falak (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o23504 6 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Farmacia Urban Healing (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o24404 9 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Spears Limited -v- Skerra Pty Limited O/236/04 9 Aug 2004 PO Mr Back Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: CRYSTAL 2287359, 2287388 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Kang Mei (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o24004 9 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: KANG MEI 2272249 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Spears Limited -v- Skerra Pty Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o23604 9 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FARMACIA URBAN HEALING 2226541 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â KANG MEI - O/240/04 Opp 91028 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â CRYSTAL AIR FRESHENER / CRYSTAL Opp 90530 Opp 90538; O/239/04 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - - [ PO ] Â Crystal Air Freshener (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o23904 9 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lucent Technologies Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o23704 9 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lucent Technologies Inc - O/237/04 9 Aug 2004 PO Mr M Wilson Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Farmacia Urban Healing Inv 80906 9 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2226541 - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Baxi Heating -v- Robinson Willey Limited O/238/04 10 Aug 2004 PO Mr Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Â Baxi Heating Limited and Robinson Willey Limited (Patent); IPO 10-Aug-2004 - [2004] UKIntelP o23804; GB 2305499 B Â Galileo Opp 90025 11 Aug 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2280603 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: GALILEO 2280603 11 Aug 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Galileo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o26904 11 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Superdry 2307338 12 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: KÃ–RE 2247557 12 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Kore (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o24704 12 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Philip Alderson (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o24504 12 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Superdry - O/246/04 Opp 91403 12 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Superdry (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o24604 12 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mr P Alderson - O/245/04 12 Aug 2004 PO Mr M Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â KÃ–RE - O/247/04 Opp 52622 12 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization - O/248/04 13 Aug 2004 PO Mrs S Chalmers Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Oceancrown Licensing Limited -v- Jfa Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o24904 13 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Oceancrown Licensing Limited -v- Jfa Limited (Design) [2004] UKIntelP o25004 13 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Oceancrown Licensing Limited -v- Jfa Limited - O/249/04 13 Aug 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o24804 13 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Oceancrown Licensing Limited -v- Jfa Limited - O/250/04 13 Aug 2004 PO Mr J Macgillivray Intellectual Property PO Designs - Designs/Design Right Decisions - [ PO ] Â Mark: CARSMART 2248567 16 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mortgage Point Ltd -v- Homemakers [2004] DRS 1784 16 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â SGP - O/252/04 Inv 81269 16 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â CARSMART - O/251/04 Opp 91200 16 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Carsmart (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o25104 16 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property Trade Mark: Opposition [ Bailii ] Â 118551 - O/253/04 Opp 91570 18 Aug 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: Inv 81269 2292564 18 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Mark: 118551 2299563 18 Aug 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Mark: EDOCS 2256640 18 Aug 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Edocs 18 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Inv 81269 (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o25204 18 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Edocs (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o25404 18 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â 118551 (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o25304 18 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â homeprotect - O/255/04 Opp 91617 20 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: homeprotect 2314652 20 Aug 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Homeprotect (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o25504 20 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Rajiv Indravadan Modi And Bakulesh Mafatlal Khamar O/258/04 23 Aug 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â University of London -v- Toth [2004] DRS 1740 23 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: STEELCO 2278665 23 Aug 2004 TMR Mr David Kitchin QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Edscha Ag, Andreas Polz, Peter Schlegel, Jorg Schneppenheim, Peter Mrowka, Heiner Nadstawek, Laszlo Kreth And Ingo Renneisen - O/257/04 23 Aug 2004 PO Mrs Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Steelco Opp 80542 23 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Kitchin Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2278665 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Steelco (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o26804 23 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Edscha Ag, Andreas Polz, Peter Schlegel, Jorg Schneppenheim, Peter Mrowka, Heiner Nadstawek, Laszlo Kreth and Ingo Renneisen (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o25704 23 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Rajiv Indravadan Modi and Bakulesh Mafatlal Khamar (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o25804 23 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Argos Retail Group -v- Brazil [2004] DRS 1877 23 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: KEEP CALM 2302458 24 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Hicks Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: LONDON TURKCE BAR 2114596 24 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Keep Calm (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o26004 24 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Keep Calm 24 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Hicks Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â London Turkce Bar (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o25904 24 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â LONDON TURKCE BAR - O/259/04 Inv 81264 24 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â BILLIONAIRE OR BUST - O/261/04 Opp 90699 25 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â The Penguin / PENGUIN - O/262/04 Opp 91584/ Opp 91769 25 Aug 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: BILLIONAIRE OR BUST 2272300 25 Aug 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Billionaire or Bust (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o26104 25 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â English Heritage -v- Alliance of Enfield [2004] DRS 1879 26 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Cartonneries De Thulin S.A. -v- Wilson Gunn Gee, Hot Form Production S.N.C. Di Adriano Mariotto & C. - O/263/04 26 Aug 2004 PO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Cartonneries De Thulin SA -v- Wilson Gunn Gee, Hot Form Production SNC Di Adriano Mariotto C (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o26304 26 Aug 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Woodbills Ltd -v- Granite Internet [2004] DRS 1886 28 Aug 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Triyoga (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o26704 1 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: PRINCIPLE M789926 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Mark: triyoga 2225198 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â triyoga - O/267/04 Opp 90070 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â PRINCIPLE - O/266/04 Opp 70981 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â SIXKILLER - O/264/04 Opp 91367 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Sixkiller (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o26404 1 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SIXKILLER 2302635 1 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Principle (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o26604 1 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Alliance & Leicester Plc -v- Fuz Pty Ltd [2004] DRS 1918 3 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Stash Opp 90766 3 Sep 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2293645 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Cardiff Exhausts Ltd (T/A Longlife) -v- Another.Com Ltd [2004] DRS 1863 3 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Alliance & Leicester Plc -v- Fuz Pty Ltd [2004] DRS 1919 3 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: STASH 2293645 3 Sep 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Stash (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o28104 3 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: KO BOXER 2313032 3 Sep 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Mark: BY STORM 2263444 3 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â KO Boxer (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o27204 3 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â By Storm (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o27104 3 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â BY STORM - O/271/04 Opp 91146 3 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â KO BOXER - O/272/04 Opp 91559 3 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Outersonic Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27304 6 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Societe Francaise De Radiotelephonie -v- Redpoint Consulting Ltd [2004] DRS 1831 7 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Bausch & Lomb Incorporated -v- Jones [2004] DRS 1869 7 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Alan Derek Dean - O/274/04 7 Sep 2004 PO Mr B Westerman Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Alan Derek Dean (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27404 7 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Rajiv Indravadan Modi And Bakulesh Mafatlal Khamar O/275/04 8 Sep 2004 PO Mrs S Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Umicore France -v- Acgnet [2004] DRS 1889 8 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Rajiv Indravadan Modi and Bakulesh Mafatlal Khamar (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27504 8 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Halliburton Energy Services Inc -v- Smith International (North Sea) Inc and others [2004] EWHC 2181 (Pat) 9 Sep 2004 Patc Laddies J Intellectual Property 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Espeed Inc - O/276/04 9 Sep 2004 PO Mr S Probert Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Espeed Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27604 9 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â DSM Anti-Infectives Bv and Another -v- Smithkline Beecham Plc and Another [2003] EWCA Civ 1199 10 Sep 2004 CA Lord Justice Peter Gibson Lord Justice Tuckey Lord Justice Longmore Jurisdiction, Intellectual Property Â Maximuscle Ltd -v- Chc Internet [2004] DRS 1840 10 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ravansa Inv 16037 13 Sep 2004 TMR Prof Annand Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: M798409 - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Mark: RAVANSA M798409 13 Sep 2004 TMR Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Ravansa (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o31304 13 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Guzzanti Inv 16038 15 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: M795588 - Invalidity [ PO ] Â KÃ–RE - O/278/04 Opp 52622 15 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: KÃ–RE 2247557 15 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Guzzanti (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o28204 15 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Espeed Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27704 15 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Kore (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o27804 15 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Hull Learning Services It -v- Andrews [2004] DRS 1927 15 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: GUZZANTI M795588 15 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Nichols plc -v- Registrar of Trade Marks C-404/02; [2004] EUECJ C-404/02; Times, 20 October 2004 16 Sep 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property The applicant sought to register the name 'Nichols' as a trade mark for food and drink vending machines. The application was rejected as being common. The registrar had checked in the London telephone directory and discovered that the name appeared several hundred times, making it not possible for the name to acquire a distinctive character for such goods. The proceedings had been stayed pending the instant reference. Held: The practice of counting the number of times a name occurred in a telephone directory was not a proper way of establishing whether the name was common. The distinctive character of a mark had to be assessed in relation to the goods or services for which registration was sought in the light of the perception of the relevant customers. The rules made no distinction between surnames and other categories of trade mark, and stricter rules could not be applied to them.. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-342/02; [2004] EUECJ T-342/02 16 Sep 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] Â Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-342/02 16 Sep 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] Â Kimberley-Clark Worldwide Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o27904 17 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BODYSLIMMERS 2202567 17 Sep 2004 TMR Mr C Hamilton Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Bodyslimmers 17 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Hamilton Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Kimberley-Clark Worldwide Inc - O/279/04 17 Sep 2004 PO Mr S Probert Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Bodyslimmers (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o28004 17 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: WHERE PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE 2335213 20 Sep 2004 TMR Mr A Pike Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Where People Meet People Meet People 20 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Pike Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Where People Meet People Meet People (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o28304 20 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â World's Fair Ltd -v- Harper [2004] DRS 1897 20 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) O/284/04 O/284/04; Opp 90619; 2039840; [2004] UKIntelP o28404 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) (O/285/04) O/285/04; Opp 90797; 2044267; [2004] UKIntelP o28504 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Sections 1(1) & 3(1)(a): - Opposition failed. Section 3(1)(b): - Opposition successful. Section 3(2)(c): Not considered. The opponent in this case is a German manufacturer of confectionary products including chocolate bars and it claimed to have provided chocolate bars of a similar shape and style from 1990 onwards to a number of UK firms such as Aldi, Asda and Iceland who sell them under various inhouse marks. The opponent claimed the applicant's mark was not distinctive and that the evidence filed in support of the application was obtained some years after the filing date of 4 October, 1995. The mark in suit proceeded to advertisement on the basis of distinctiveness acquired through use. The BOUNTY bar has been produced since 1951 and there has been massive sales and promotion of this product since that date. It is in fact a market leader in relation to chocolate bars filled with coconut. The opponent also filed the results of two market surveys which showed that the chocolate bar is widely recognised by the general public as being a BOUNTY bar. Under Section 1(1) and 3(1)(a) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was in theory registrable if the applicant was able to educate the public to see the shape and decoration as a trade mark denoting only its goods or services. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not acceptable in the prima facie and went on to consider the evidence filed in support of the application. As regards the sale of a BOUNTY products and their promotion the Hearing Officer noted that neither the packaging nor the promotional material showed the mark in suit. As regards the survey evidence, one of the surveys had to be disregarded since those surveyed were shown a whole bar of BOUNTY and not a part of a bar as depicted in this application. As regards the second survey the Hearing Officer considered that it had some defects in that not all the responses were recorded, though they were coded to specific headings. Also they were shown photographs of various chocolate products, including the mark in suit but this is not in fact how the goods are selected by consumers. In reality the goods are sold in wrappers with the mark BOUNTY thereon and thus the normal customer would not in fact see the claimed mark at the time of purchase. There would certainly be no selection by shape. Overall the Hearing Officer considered that the applicant had failed to satisfy the proviso of Section 3(1) of the Act. Opposition successful on this ground. Section 3(2)(b) not considered Trade Marks Act 1994 1(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 3(1)(c) 3(2)(c) [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) (O/286/04) O/286/04; Opp 90579; 2039840; [2004] UKIntelP o28604 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Sections 1(1) & 3(1)(a): - Opposition failed. Section 3(1)(b): - Opposition successful. Section 3(1)(c): - Opposition failed. Section 3(2)(c): - Not considered. The opponent in this case is another chocolate manufacturer and trader in chocolate products. This case refers to the fact that another manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade of Germany manufactures a similar shaped product and has sold such goods into the UK market from 1990 onwards (see BL O/284/04). Thereafter the evidence is essentially that of Ludwig who say that they have supplied major UK stores such as Aldi, Asda and Iceland who sell the chocolate bars under various inhouse marks. Because their chocolate bars are essentially the same shape as the mark in suit the opponent claims that the mark applied for cannot be capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods from those of other traders. The mark in suit proceeded to advertisement on the basis of distinctiveness acquired through use. The BOUNTY bar has been produced since 1951 and there has been massive sales and promotion of this product since that date. It is in fact a market leader in relation to chocolate bars filled with coconut. The applicant also filed the results of two market surveys which showed that its chocolate bar is widely recognised by the general public as being a BOUNTY bar. Under Sections 1(1) and 3(1)(a) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was in theory registrable if the applicant was able to educate the public to see the shape and decoration as a trade mark denoting only its goods or services. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not acceptable in the prima facie and went on to consider the evidence filed in support of the application. As regards the sale of BOUNTY products and their promotion, the Hearing Officer noted that neither the packaging nor the promotional literature showed the mark in suit. Also the survey evidence was flawed to some extent in that not all the responses were recorded but were simply coded. In addition the public were shown a bar of BOUNTY chocolate (without the wrapper) and a photograph of the mark in suit and this is not how the goods are in fact selected. In reality the goods are sold in wrappers with the mark BOUNTY thereon and thus the average customer would not see the claimed mark at the time of purchase. There would certainly be no selection by shape. Overall the Hearing Officer considered that the applicant had failed to satisfy the proviso of Section 3(1) of the Act. Opposition successful on this ground. As regards the ground under Section 3(1)(c) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not a normal way of describing the types of goods or their characteristics, as included in the specification. Opposition on this ground thus failed. In view of his decision under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer did not consider the ground under Section 3(2)(c). Trade Marks Act 1994 1(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 3(1)(c) 3(2)(c) [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) (O/287/04) O/287/04; Opp 90807; 2044267; [2004] UKIntelP o28704 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Sections 1(1) & 3(1)(a): - Opposition failed. Section 3(1)(b): - Opposition successful. Section 3(1)(c): - Opposition failed. Section 3(2)(c): - Not considered. The opponent in this case is another chocolate manufacturer and trader in chocolate products. It refers to the fact that another manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade of Germany manufactures a similar shaped product and has sold such goods into the UK market from 1990 onwards (see BL O/284/04). Thereafter the evidence is essentially that of Ludwig who say that they have supplied major UK stores such as Aldi, Asda and Iceland who sell the chocolate bars under various inhouse marks. Because their chocolate bars are essentially the same shape as the mark in suit the opponent claims that the mark applied for cannot be capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods from those of other traders. The mark in suit proceeded to advertisement on the basis of distinctiveness acquired through use. The BOUNTY bar has been produced since 1951 and there has been massive sales and promotion of this product since that date. It is in fact a market leader in relation to chocolate bars filled with coconut. The applicant also filed the results of two market surveys which showed that its chocolate bar is widely recognised by the general public as being a BOUNTY bar. Under Sections 1(1) and 3(1)(a) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was in theory registrable if the applicant was able to educate the public to see the shape and decoration as a trade mark denoting only its goods or services. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not acceptable in the prima facie and went on to consider the evidence filed in support of the application. As regards the sale of BOUNTY products and their promotion the Hearing Officer noted that neither the packaging nor the promotional material showed the mark in suit. As regards the survey evidence one of the surveys had to be disregarded since those surveyed were shown a whole bar of BOUNTY and not a part of a bar as depicted in this application. As regards the second survey the Hearing Officer considered that it had some defects in that not all the responses were recorded, though they were coded to specific headings. Also they were shown photographs of various chocolate products including the mark in suit but this is not in fact how the goods are selected by consumers. In reality the goods are sold in wrappers with the mark BOUNTY thereon and thus the normal customer would not in fact see the claimed mark at the time of purchase. There would certainly be no selection by shape. Overall the Hearing Officer considered that the applicant had failed to satisfy the proviso of Section 3(1) of the Act. Opposition successful on this ground. As regards the ground under Section 3(1)(c) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not a normal way of describing the types of goods or their characteristics, as included in the specification. Opposition on this ground thus failed. In view of his decision under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer did not consider the ground under Section 3(2)(c). Trade Marks Act 1994 1(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 3(1)(c) 3(2)(c) [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) (O/288/04) O/288/04; Opp 90809; 2044267; [2004] UKIntelP o28804 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Sections 1(1) & 3(1)(2) - Opposition failed. Section 3(1)(b) - Opposition successful. Section 3(1)(c) - Opposition failed. Section 1(1)(d) - Opposition failed. Section 3(2)(c) - Not considered Section 32(2)(d) - Opposition successful. The opponent in this case is a major retailer of food products including confectionery. It files evidences from a German chocolate manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade who have produced a similar shaped chocolate product for sale in the UK from 1990 onwards. Ludwig says that they have supplied major UK stores such as Aldi, Asda and Iceland who sell the chocolate bars under various inhouse marks. Because the chocolate bars are essentially the same shape as the mark in suit it is claimed that the mark applied for cannot be capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods from those of other traders. Another declaration from Nestle Rowntree states that there has always been confectionery with rounded ends and of a lozenge shape on the market. Also the wave or ripple decoration on the mark is not original. As regards the sale of such products, they are generally packaged and the public do not buy them on the basis of shape. They rely on the packaging get-up and brand names to identify the product wanted. The mark in suit proceeded to advertisement on the basis of distinctiveness acquired through use. The BOUNTY bar has been produced since 1951 and there has been massive sales and promotion of this product since that date. It is in fact a market leader in relation to chocolate bars filled with coconut. The applicant also filed the results of two market surveys which showed that its chocolate bar is widely recognised by the general public as being a BOUNTY bar. Under Section 32(2)(b) the opponent claimed that even though the applicant claimed a three dimensional mark the mark as depicted did not display all sides of the chocolate bar; also the description referred to "the shape of part of a confectionery bar" and not part of a chocolate bar displayed as the mark. As regards the first point the Hearing Officer stated that the applicant would only have rights in the mark as displayed. He accepted that there was merit in the second claim and upheld the objection. This objection could, however, be overcome if the applicant amended the description of the mark from "part of a confectionery bar" to include a reference to part of a chocolate bar depicted as the mark. Under Sections 1(1) and 3(1)(a) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was in theory registrable if the applicant was able to educate the public to see the shape and decoration as a trade mark denoting only its goods or services. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not acceptable in the prima facie and went on to consider the evidence filed in support of the application. As regards the sale of BOUNTY products and their promotion the Hearing Officer noted that neither the packaging nor the promotional material showed the mark in suit. As regards the survey evidence one of the surveys had to be disregarded since those surveyed were shown a whole bar of BOUNTY chocolate and not a part of a bar as depicted in this application. As regards the second survey the Hearing officer considered it had some defects in that not all the responses were recorded, though they were coded to specific headings. Also they were shown photographs of various chocolate products, including the mark in suit but this is not in fact how the goods are selected by consumers. In reality the goods are sold in wrappers with the mark BOUNTY thereon and thus the normal customers would not in fact see the claimed mark at the time of purchase. There would certainly be no selection by shape. Overall the Hearing Officer considered that the applicant had failed to satisfy the proviso of Section 3(1) of the act. Opposition successful on this ground As regards the ground under Section 3(1)(c) the Hearing Officer decided that this mark in suit was not a normal way of describing the types of goods or their characteristics, as included in the specification. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(d) the Hearing Officer noted that the "Ludwig" bar had only been sold in the UK from 1990. As their bar has the same rounded ends and wave pattern of the applicant's it claimed that the design is customary for such chocolate bars. The Hearing Officer did not accept this claim. If a company has a monopoly position in a market and a competitor enters the marketplace and copies the design of the product this does not make the design customary. Opposition failed on this ground. In view of his decision under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer did not consider the ground under Section 3(2)(c). Trade Marks Act 1994 1(1) 3(1)(a) 3(1)(b) 3(1)(c) 3(2)(c) 32 [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) (O/289/04) O/289/04; Opp 90585; 2039840; [2004] UKIntelP o28904 21 Sep 2004 IPO Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Sections 1(1) & 3(1)(a) - Opposition failed. Section 3(1)(b) - Opposition successful. Section 3(1)(e) - Opposition failed. Section 1(1)(d) - Opposition failed. Section 3(2)(c) - Not considered Section 32(2)(d) - Opposition successful. Section 39(2) - Not considered. The opponent in this case is a major retailer of food products including confectionery. It files evidences from a German chocolate manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade who have produced a similar shaped chocolate product for sale in the UK from 1990 onwards. Ludwig says that they have supplied major UK stores such as Aldi, Asda and Iceland who sell the chocolate bars under various inhouse marks. Because the chocolate bars are essentially the same shape as the mark in suit it is claimed that the mark applied for cannot be capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods from those of other traders. Another declaration from Nestle Rowntree states that there has always been confectionery with rounded ends and of a lozenge shape on the market. Also the wave or ripple decoration on the mark is not original. As regards the sale of such products, they are generally packaged and the public do not buy them on the basis of shape. They rely on the packaging get-up and brand names to identify the product wanted. The mark in suit proceeded to advertisement on the basis of distinctiveness acquired through use. The BOUNTY bar has been produced since 1951 and there has been massive sales and promotion of this product since that date. It is in fact a market leader in relation to chocolate bars filled with coconut. The applicant also filed the results of two market surveys which showed that its chocolate bar is widely recognised by the general public as being a BOUNTY bar. Under Section 32(2)(d) the opponent claimed that even though the applicant claimed a three dimensional mark, the mark as depicted did not display all sides of the chocolate bar; also the description referred to "a confectionery bar" and not the chocolate bar displayed as the mark. As regards the first point the Hearing Officer stated that the applicant would only have rights in the mark as displayed. He accepted that there was merit in the second claim and upheld the objection. This objection could, however, be overcome if the applicant amended the description of the mark from "a confectionery bar" to include a reference to the chocolate bar depicted as the mark. Under Sections 1(1) and 3(1)(a) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was in theory registrable if the applicant was able to educate the public to see the shape and decoration as a trade mark denoting only its goods or services. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not acceptable in the prima facie and went on to consider the evidence filed in support of the application. As regards the sale of BOUNTY products and their promotion the Hearing Officer noted that neither the packaging nor the promotional literature showed the mark in suit. Also the survey evidence was flawed to some extent in that not all the responses were recorded but were simply coded. In addition the public were shown a bar of BOUNTY chocolate (without the wrapper) and a photograph of the mark in suit and this is not how goods are in fact selected. In reality the goods are sold in wrappers with the mark BOUNTY thereon and thus the average customer would not see the claimed mark at the time of purchase. There would certainly be no selection by shape. Overall the Hearing Officer considered that the applicant had failed to satisfy the proviso of Section 3(1) of the Act. Opposition successful on this ground. As regards the ground under Section 3(1)(c) the Hearing Officer decided that the mark in suit was not a normal way of describing the types of goods or their characteristics, as included in the specification. Opposition failed on this ground. Under Section 3(1)(d) the Hearing Officer noted that the 'Ludwig' bar had only been sold in the UK from 1990. As their bar has the same rounded ends and wave pattern of the applicant's it claimed that the design is customary for such chocolate bars. The Hearing Officer did not accept this claim. If a company has a monolopy position in a market and a competitor enters the marketplace and copies the design of the product this does not make the design customary. Opposition failed on this ground. In view of his decision under Section 3(1)(b) the Hearing Officer did not consider the grounds under Sections 3(2)(c) or 39(2). [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â DRB Ltd D/B/A Bernard Haldane Assos -v- Desert Technologies [2004] DRS 1860 21 Sep 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Pilivite (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o29104 22 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: PILIVITE 469923 22 Sep 2004 TMR Mr G Attfield Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â PILIVITE - O/291/04 Inv 81689 22 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Attfield Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Neuralab Limited - O/290/04 22 Sep 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Neuralab Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o29004 22 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Arm Limited - O/292/04 23 Sep 2004 PO Mr S Probert Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Procter & Gamble -v- OHMI (Intellectual Property) French Text C-107/03; [2004] EUECJ C-107/03 23 Sep 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Arm Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o29204 23 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â SWIPE GOLD - O/294/04 Opp 91871 24 Sep 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: The Penguin PENGUIN 2314377, 2314398 25 Sep 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â The Penguin Penguin (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o26204 25 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MEI HUA & device containing Chinese characters (series of 2 marks) 26 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â MEI HUA - O/293/04 Inv 81116 26 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Mei Hua Device Containing Chinese Characters (Series of 2 Marks) (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o29304 26 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd -v- Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o29604 28 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MAX STRENGTH 2290709 28 Sep 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, Ltd -v- Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte. Ltd O/296/04 28 Sep 2004 PO Mr Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Max Strength (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o29504 28 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Max Strength 28 Sep 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â OZARK TRIAL - O/299/04 Opp 91170 29 Sep 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Adgistics Limited - O/297/04 29 Sep 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: SWIPE GOLD 29 Sep 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Swipe Gold (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o29404 29 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Fluovac (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o29804 29 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ozark Trial (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o29904 29 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: OZARK TRIAL 29 Sep 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Mark: FLUOVAC 29 Sep 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Adgistics Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o29704 29 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FLUOVAC - O/298/04 Opp 90723 29 Sep 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Â BACTI GUARD; TMR 30-Sep-2004 - Rev 80161; O/300/04 Â Ancon Limited -v- Zdzislaw Jozef Szewczyk - O/301/04 30 Sep 2004 PO Mr S Dennehey Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Cunningham Covers Limited -v- Airmat Safety Products Limited - O/302/04 30 Sep 2004 PO Mr R Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Â Bacti Guard (Trade Mark: Revocation); IPO 30-Sep-2004 - 2027376; [2004] UKIntelP o30004; O/300/04 Â Ancon Limited -v- Zdzislaw Jozef Szewczyk (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o30104 30 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Cunningham Covers Limited -v- Airmat Safety Products Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o30204 30 Sep 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Vitakraft-Werke Wuhrmann -v- Ohmi- Krafft (Vitakraft) T-356/02; [2004] EUECJ T-356/02 6 Oct 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier figurative mark including the verbal element ‘Krafft’ - Application for Community word mark VITAKRAFT - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 [ Bailii ] Â New Look Ltd -v- Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). T-117/03 6 Oct 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier Community figurative mark comprising the letter combination 'NL' - Applications for Community figurative marks comprising the terms 'NLSPORT', 'NLJEANS', 'NLACTIVE' and 'NLCollection' - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. [ Europa ] Â Advance Biofactures Of Curacao Nv - O/303/04 6 Oct 2004 PO Mr A Howard Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â New Look -v- Ohmi- Naulover (Nlsport) T-171/03; [2004] EUECJ T-171/03 6 Oct 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier Community figurative mark comprising the letter combination ‘NL' - Applications for Community figurative marks comprising the terms ‘NLSPORT', ‘NLJEANS', ‘NLACTIVE' and ‘NLCollection' - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [ Bailii ] Â Advance Biofactures of Curacao N (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o30304 6 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Fraser, Wong-Fraser, Davidson Tools Limited, Sankey Product Developments Limited -v- Oystertec Plc, Davidson, Binney, Easyrad Limited [2004] EWHC 2225 (Ch) 6 Oct 2004 ChD The Hon Mr Justice Lightman Intellectual Property 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Vitakraft-Werke Wuhrmann & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG -v- Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). T-356/02 6 Oct 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier figurative mark including the verbal element 'Krafft' - Application for Community word mark VITAKRAFT - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95. [ Europa ] Â DEVICE ONLY - O/307/04 Inv 16028 7 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Omega (Trade Mark: Opposition) (O-306-04) 771475; [2004] UKIntelP o30604 7 Oct 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Comparison of the marks OMEGA stylised v OMEGA & device of Greek letter omega. - This was one of three closely related actions involving the same parties and heard at the same time; the others are set out in BL O/305/04and BL O/307/04. The opponent cited a number of pending applications but as in the case set out in BL O/305/04 qv., the mark selected as presenting the opponent's strongest case was CTM application 2180834. The Hearing Officer's consideration and findings closely followed those set in BL O/305/04; the opposition under section 5(2)(b) succeeded in respect of the goods complained of and the Section 5(4)(a) ground was not considered further. [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o30704 7 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY 771474 7 Oct 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Mag Instrument -v- OHMI C-136/02 7 Oct 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property Appeal - Community mark [ Europa ] Â Omega (Trade Mark: Opposition) (O-305-04) 765507; [2004] UKIntelP o30504 7 Oct 2004 IPO Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â DriBoard - O/308/04 Opp 91427 8 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Nikken Kosakusho Works, Nikken Kosakusho UK Limited -v- Pioneer Trading Company, Nikken Heartech (Europe) Maschinenhandelsa Gmbh [2004] EWHC 2246 (Ch ) 8 Oct 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Mann Intellectual Property Patent infringement [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DriBoard 8 Oct 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Inter Partes. [ IPO ] Â Driboard (Trade Mark: Inter Partes) [2004] UKIntelP o30804 8 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Dell Inc -v- Ronnie Lamont/Pc Warehouse [2004] DRS 1805 8 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY 732380, 732381, 732382, 732394 11 Oct 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Booker Cash & Carry Ltd -v- Smith [2004] DRS 1964 11 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â DEVICE ONLY - O/309/04 Opp 70419 - 70430 & 70432 11 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o30904 11 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â FORM (SHAPE) ONLY - O/311/04 Opp 70312/ Opp 70313 12 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Vedial -v- OHMI, France Distribution C-106/03; [2004] EUECJ C-106/03; [2005] ETMR Pt 2 p.232 12 Oct 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property Europa Community trade mark – Review procedures – Review before the Community Courts – Procedural role of the Office – Opposition proceedings – No power to alter the terms of the dispute before the Court of First Instance. (Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 133(2); Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 63(2)) In proceedings concerning an action against a decision of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on an opposition to registration of a Community mark based on the likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark, the Office does not have the power to alter before the Court of First Instance the terms of the dispute, as delimited in the respective claims and allegations of the applicant for registration and of the opposing party. Although under Article 133(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, the Office is the defendant in proceedings before the Court of First Instance, the proceedings before that Court are intended to resolve a dispute between the applicant for registration and the holder of an earlier mark. Therefore, any finding that the Office has the power to alter the terms of the dispute before the Court of First Instance defeats the legitimate expectation of the party which was successful before the Board of Appeal, in so far as the purpose of proceedings before the Court of First Instance is, pursuant to Article 63(2) of Regulation No 40/94, to review the legality of the decision of the Board of Appeal. 1 Citers [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] Â Form (Shape) Only (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o31104 12 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: FORM (SHAPE) ONLY M708886, M712726 12 Oct 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Hugo The Tv Troll (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o31004 13 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â HUGO THE TV TROLL - O/310/04 Rev 80006 13 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Harrogate Spa Water (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o31204 13 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Harrogate Spa Water 13 Oct 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Mark: HARROGATE SPA WATER 2290226 13 Oct 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: HUGO THE TV TROLL 1470598 13 Oct 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Buckinghamshire Railway Centre -v- Marsh [2004] DRS 1908 13 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Ebay Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o31404 14 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â SABAF Spa (A Company Incorporated Under the Laws of Italy) -v- MFI Furniture Centres Limited and others; Sabaf Spa (A Company Incorporated Under the Laws of Italy) -v- MFI Furniture Centres Limited and others [2004] UKHL 45 14 Oct 2004 HL Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Intellectual Property The patent holder had complained of imports of infringing items by the respondent, who in turn challenged the patent for obviousness. The Court of Appeal had rejected the rule of colocation as inconsistent with the test in Windsurfing. Held: The colocation test was a proper part of the law. It was necessary to first identify the invention for which the patent was sought. 'Two inventions do not become one invention because they are included in the same hardware. A compact motor car may contain many inventions, each operating independently of each other but all designed to contribute to the overall goal of having a compact car. That does not make the car a single invention.' Infringement was not established. Though the question of infringement did not strictly arise, Meneghettis had not themselves imported the goods, even though they made the arrangements. 1 Cites [ House of Lords ] - [ Bailii ] Â Ebay Inc - O/314/04 14 Oct 2004 PO Mr P Thorpe Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Â Cream Holdings Limited and others -v- Banerjee and others; HL 14-Oct-2004 - [2004] UKHL 44; [2004] 3 WLR 918; [2005] 1 AC 253; [2004] 4 All ER 617; 17 BHRC 464; [2004] UKHRR 1071; [2004] HRLR 39; [2005] EMLR 1 Â Mark: LORNA MORGAN 2270150 15 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Lorna Morgan (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o31704 15 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SCIP-r NOSCO 2323072 15 Oct 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â SCIP-r NOSCO - O/315/04 Inv 81618 15 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Scip-R Nosco (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o31504 15 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Lorna Morgan Opp 80502 15 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2270150 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Brabus Gmbh -v- Brabus Individuals (Uk) Ltd [2004] DRS 01988 17 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Rory Joseph Donnelly And Paula Jane Donnelly - O/316/04 18 Oct 2004 PO Mrs S Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Rory Joseph Donnelly and Paula Jane Donnelly (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o31604 18 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha O/318/04 19 Oct 2004 PO Mr M Wilson Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o31804 19 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o34004 20 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only Rev 81434 20 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2044093 - Revocation [ PO ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY 2044093 20 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: QUORN HUNT/THE QUORN HUNT Opp 90056; 2242582A; [2004] UKIntelP o31904 20 Oct 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Result Section 5(2)(b): - Opposition partially successful in respect of Class 16. Section 5(3): - Opposition successful. Section 5(4)(a): Opposition failed in respect of Class 16; no formal finding in respect of other classes. Points Of Interest 1. Amendment of pleadings. 2. Comparison of the marks QUORN v THE QUORN HUNT. 3. Section 5(3); detriment; 'vegetarians' mark, possible association with hunting. 4. Survey evidence. 5. Costs in proceedings before the Registrar. Summary The opponents cited a number of their registrations of the mark QUORN in various classes. Initially, and as a gesture of goodwill in the hope of reaching an amicable settlement, the opponents had limited the scope of their opposition under Section 5(2). Later, when it appeared that no settlement could be reached, they applied to widen the objection or cover a larger range of goods. The applicant had been apprised of the request but had made no response to it. The Hearing Officer allowed the amendment of the pleadings in view of the need to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and the ‘neutral’ stance adopted by the applicant. He did however reject a still later request to amend the pleadings respecting the Section 5(2)(b) objection. Dealing first with the Section 5(2)(b) objection, which related to the Class 16 specification only, the Hearing Officer, found some of the goods to be similar. The marks too he found to be similar and in the result the opposition under Section 5(2)(b) succeeded in respect of the similar goods. Under Section 5(3), the goods being dissimilar and the marks similar, the opponents were required to demonstrate that their mark would suffer one or more of the adverse consequences envisaged in the Section. Survey evidence established that a significant number of people would make an association between the marks. The vegetarian nature of the opponents' mark and registrations could be damaged by any association with the applicant's fox-hunting mark. The applicant had not supplied any evidence in support of a possible ‘due cause’ defence. In the result the Hearing Officer found the opponents successful under Section 5(3). Under Section 5(4)(a) the Hearing Officer confined himself to a consideration of the remaining goods in the applicant’s Class 16 specification. In the result he found that the opponents did not succeed under that Section. The application would be allowed to proceed if it was amended so as to cover only those remaining Class 16 goods. Failure to amend would result in the refusal of the application in its entirety. 1 Citers [ PO ] - [ IPO ] - [ Bailii ] Â Â£Ist$ -v- Ells [2004] DRS 01952 21 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Celador Productions Ltd -v- Melville [2004] EWHC 2362 (Ch) 21 Oct 2004 ChD Sir Andrew Morritt V-C Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice The applicants each alleged breach of copyright and misuse of confidential information in the format of the television program 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'. The defendant appealed a refusal to strike out the claim. It was not contended that no copyright or confidentiality existed, but only that there was no evidence that they had infringed any such right. Held: As to the first two claims, the appeal succeeded, but the third had a real prospect of success and should be allowed to go to trial. When considering an application for summary judgment the following principles should be applied: (a) the applicant must show that the respondent's case has no real prospect of success at trial; (b) a "real" prospect of success is one which is more than fanciful and merely arguable; (c) if it is clear beyond question that the respondent will not be able at trial to establish the facts on which he relies then his prospects of success are not real; (d) the court is not entitled, on an application for summary judgment, to conduct a trial on the documents without disclosure or cross-examination. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Â£ist$ -v- Ells [2004] DRS 1952 21 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Kirin-Amgen Inc and others -v- Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited and others etc; HL 21-Oct-2004 - [2004] UKHL 46; [2005] RPC 169; (2005) 28(7) IPD 28049; [2005] 1 All ER 667 Â Celltech R&D Limited -v- Medimmune Inc [2004] EWCA Civ 1331 21 Oct 2004 CA Lord Justice Potter Intellectual Property Patent licence 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â KWS Saat AG -v- Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market [2004] EUECJ C-447/02; C-447/02 21 Oct 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property (Trade Marks and Designs) Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Colour per se - Orange colour. [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] Â Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV -v- Remington Consumer Products Ltd and Another Times, 02 November 2004 21 Oct 2004 ChD Rimer J Intellectual Property The claimant alleged infringement of its trade mark. It registered a two dimensional mark which represented its razor which had three rotary blades on the head of the razor. The defendant manufactured and sold a similar design, and counterclaimed for a declaration that the mark was invalid. Held: The mark was invalid in that it breached the prohibition on marks consisting exclusively of the shape of goods necessary to the technical effect of the goods. That the defendant could not show that each and every element represented did not have such a part to play did not invalidate the mark. The clover leaf feature was not an essential feature of the shape represented in the 452 Mark and the clover leaf, as a feature of the overall shape of the goods, it did not have "distinctive eye impact." The shape of the faceplate as a whole was necessary to obtain a technical result. " The three marks are minimalist in design, but they are registered in class 8 in respect of shaving apparatus and I consider that I am entitled to consider the section 3(2)(b) issue by reference to their actual use, and to the evidence relating to it, which is use on the packaging of three-headed rotary shavers and in advertising material for such shavers. It is no surprise that the evidence from the consuming public is that they recognise the shapes (or at any rate the 316 mark, which is the one that appears to have received most exposure) as representing the head of the Philips three-headed shaver: that is obviously what Philips intended and that is what the public has understood. I agree with Mr Wyand that the marks show the same picture, and therefore the same shape as the 208 mark minus the detail. The 208 mark is itself a picture of merely part of a shaver and I accept that the three marks now in question portray an even lesser part (in particular, they do not show the side of the shaver head, merely its top). But I cannot see that this makes any material difference. The section 3(2)(b) exclusion applies to shape marks whose essential features are solely attributable to obtaining the technical result. The three marks in question are minimalist representations of shapes whose essential features are so attributable: they show three cutting heads and a faceplate in the shape of the 208 Mark and that mark has been excluded from registration by section 3(2)(b). I hold, therefore, that the registration of each of the marks is invalid and I will order their revocation." Trade Marks Act 1994 3(2)(b) 1 Cites 1 Citers Â Asphalt Systems International Limited, Jonathan Luke Henry Goodhart, Christopher Paul James Wightman and Gary Alma Porritt (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o32004 22 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â GALILEO - O/322/04 Inv 12498 22 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Sweet Feet (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o32104 22 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â SWEET FEET - O/321/04 Rev 81151 22 Oct 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Mark: SWEET FEET 2125457 22 Oct 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: GALILEO 2164080 22 Oct 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Galileo (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o32204 22 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Asphalt Systems International Limited - O/320/04 22 Oct 2004 PO Mrs S Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Hydra Mining Tools International Ltd, William Stephen Clapham, John Joseph Warren, Gunter Dlugosch and Angelo Weigelt (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o32304 25 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Harald Phillip -v- Atoma International Corporation, Inter Automotive Closures Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o32404 25 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Harald Phillip -v- Atoma International Corporation And Inter Automotive Closures Inc. - O/324/04 25 Oct 2004 PO Mr R Kennell Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Hydra Mining Tools International Limited. - O/323/04 25 Oct 2004 PO Mrs S Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Esure Insurance Ltd -v- Taylor [2004] DRS 01998 27 Oct 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Globix (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o32604 28 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â GLOBIX - O/326/04 Opp 90931- Opp 90933 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Bowen Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â THE HOME DEPOT - O/325/04 Rev 81019- Rev 81027 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Bowen Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Cardinal Place N/A 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Hobbs Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2318368 [ PO ] Â The Home Depot (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o32504 28 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Cardinal Place (Trade Mark: Appointed Person) [2004] UKIntelP o33904 28 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: THE HOME DEPOT 1405130, 1450753, 1450754, 145 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr C Bowen Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: GLOBIX 2175243A, 2175246A, 2175249A 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr C Bowen Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: CARDINAL PLACE 2318368 28 Oct 2004 TMR Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC Intellectual Property IPO Appointed Person. [ IPO ] Â Mark: YORK 2024099A 29 Oct 2004 TMR Mrs A Corbett Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY MARK 2169353 29 Oct 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â DEVICE ONLY MARK - O/328/04 Opp 52161 29 Oct 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â York (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o32704 29 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â YORK - O/327/04 Rev 81513 29 Oct 2004 TMR Mrs Corbett Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Device Only Mark (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o32804 29 Oct 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: VEGETABALLS 2303346 2 Nov 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Vegetaballs (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o32904 2 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MAILSOURCE M778635 2 Nov 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â MAILSOURCE - O/330/04 Opp 71025 2 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mailsource (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33004 2 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â VEGETABALLS - O/329/04 Opp 91263 2 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â EASY TOP - O/331/04 Opp 91898 3 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Bader Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Easy Top (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33104 3 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: EASY TOP 2326824 3 Nov 2004 TMR Mr K Bader Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Isosceles Consulting Inc Vitality Driver (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o33204 8 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Le Mans Opp 90792 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2214076 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Isosceles CONSULTING INC. Vitality Driver - O/332/04 Rev 81402 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Michaels DRINKS STOP - O/333/04 Opp 91540 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Bowen Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â C.J.H.S. - O/334/04 Opp 91218 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â THOMY - O/335/04 Rev 81236 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â CJHS (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33404 8 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Halliburton Energy Services Inc -v- Smith International (North Sea) Ltd [2004] EWHC 2552 (Pat) 8 Nov 2004 Patc Intellectual Property 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: LE MANS 2214076 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Le Mans (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o01205 8 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Michaels Drinks Stop (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33304 8 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Isosceles CONSULTING INC. Vitality Driver 2069225 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: Michaels DRINKS STOP 2289287 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr C Bowen Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Thomy (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o33504 8 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: C.J.H.S. 2299670 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: THOMY 818077 8 Nov 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mtrack Services Ltd -v- Newman [2004] DRS 02021 9 Nov 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BAUER 2031770B 9 Nov 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â The British Horseracing Board Ltd and Others -v- William Hill Organization Ltd [2004] EUECJ C-203/02; C-203/02; [2004] ECR I-10415; [2005] ECDR 1; [2005] RPC 13 9 Nov 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property The claimant sought to prevent re-use by the defendant of information from its horse racing subscription service. They claimed that they had a database right in the information. It cost £4m per year to assemble. Held: The expression ‘investment in . . the obtaining . . of the contents’ of a database in Article 7(1) of the directive must be understood to refer to the resources used to seek out existing independent materials and collect them in the database. It does not cover the resources used for the creation of materials which make up the contents of a database. The expression ‘investment in the verification of the contents’ of a database in Article 7(1) of the directive must be understood to refer to the resources used, with a view to ensuring the reliability of the information contained in that database, to monitor the accuracy of the materials collected when the database was created and during its operation. The resources used for verification during the stage of creation of materials which are subsequently collected in a database do not fall within that definition. The resources used to draw up a list of horses in a race and to carry out checks in that connection do not constitute investment in the obtaining and verification of the contents of the database in which that list appears. The terms ‘extraction’ and ‘re-utilisation’ in Article 7 of the directive must be interpreted as referring to any unauthorised act of appropriation and distribution to the public of the whole or a part of the contents of a database. Those terms do not imply direct access to the database concerned. The fact that the contents of a database were made accessible to the public by its maker or with his consent does not affect the right of the maker to prevent acts of extraction and/or re-utilisation of the whole or a substantial part of the contents of a database. The claim failed. Directive 96/9/EC 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] - [ Europa ] Â Fixtures Marketing -v- Organismos prognostikon agonon podosfairou AE (OPAP) [2005] 1 CMLR 16; [2004] EUECJ C-444/02; C-444/02; [2004] ECR I-10549 9 Nov 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual property ECJ The term database as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases refers to any collection of works, data or other materials, separable from one another without the value of their contents being affected, including a method or system of some sort for the retrieval of each of its constituent materials. A fixture list for a football league such as that at issue in the case in the main proceedings constitutes a database within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Directive 96/9. The expression 'investment in . . the obtaining . . of the contents' of a database in Article 7(1) of Directive 96/9 must be understood to refer to the resources used to seek out existing independent materials and collect them in the database. It does not cover the resources used for the creation of materials which make up the contents of a database. In the context of drawing up a fixture list for the purpose of organising football league fixtures, therefore, it does not cover the resources used to establish the dates, times and the team pairings for the various matches in the league. 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Fixtures Marketing -v- Oy Veikkaus Ab [2004] EUECJ C-46/02; C-46/02; [2004] ECR I-10365 9 Nov 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property Europa Directive 96/9/EC - Legal protection of databases - Sui generis right - Definition of investment in the obtaining, verification or presentation of the contents of a database - Football fixture lists - Betting. The claim for database right in lists of football fixtures prepared by leagues failed. The investment relied upon by Fixtures Marketing was held to be of the wrong sort: the investment was not in "obtaining, verification or presentation" of the contents, but in creating the contents in the first place: "Article 7(1) of the directive reserves the protection of the sui generis right to databases which meet a specific criterion, namely to those which show that there has been qualitatively and/or quantitatively a substantial investment in the obtaining, verification or presentation of their contents . . Under the 9th, 10th and 12th recitals of the preamble to the directive, its purpose is to promote and protect investment in data 'storage' and 'processing' systems which contribute to the development of an information market against a background of exponential growth in the amount of information generated and processed annually in all sectors of activity. It follows that the expression 'investment in . . the obtaining, verification or presentation of the contents' of a database must be understood, generally, to refer to investment in the creation of that database as such . . Against that background, the expression 'investment in . . the obtaining . . of the contents' of a database must, as Veikkaus and the German and Netherlands Governments point out, be understood to refer to the resources used to seek out existing independent materials and collect them in the database, and not to the resources used for the creation as such of independent materials. The purpose of the protection by the sui generis right provided for by the directive is to promote the establishment of storage and processing systems for existing information and not the creation of materials capable of being collected subsequently in a database. . . That interpretation is backed up by the 39th recital of the preamble to the directive, according to which the aim of the sui generis right is to safeguard the results of the financial and professional investment made in 'obtaining and collection of the contents' of a database. As the Advocate General points out in points 61 to 66 of her Opinion, despite slight variations in wording, all the language versions of the 39th recital support an interpretation which excludes the creation of the materials contained in a database from the definition of obtaining . . The expression 'investment in . . the . . Verification . . of the contents' of a database must be understood to refer to the resources used, with a view to ensuring the reliability of the information contained in that database, to monitor the accuracy of the materials collected when the database was created and during its operation. The expression 'investment in . . the . . presentation of the contents' of the database concerns, for its part, the resources used for the purpose of giving the database its function of processing information, that is to say those used for the systematic or methodical arrangement of the materials contained in that database and the organisation of their individual accessibility." 1 Citers [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] - [ Europa ] Â Bauer (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33604 9 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â BAUER - O/336/04 Opp 49627 9 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: GEOLOGIC M782452 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: PLANTS AND GARDENING 2357918 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr R Fowler Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Mark: A AUTHENTICS 2155466, 2155467 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Storck -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-396/02 10 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] Â A AUTHENTICS - O/341/04 Opp 80554/ Opp 80555 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Storck -v- OHMI (Emballage D'Un Bonbon) T-402/02; [2004] EUECJ T-402/02 10 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property ECFI Community trade mark - Figurative mark representing the form of a twisted wrapper (shape of a sweet wrapper) - Subject-matter of the application - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Distinctive character in consequence of use - Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Right to be heard - Article 73(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Examination of the facts by OHIM of its own motion - Article 74(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. [ Bailii ] Â A Authentics (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o34104 10 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Storck -v- OHMI (Judgment) T-402/02 10 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Europa ] Â Geologic (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o33704 10 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Plants And Gardening 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Fowler Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Kaul -v- OHMI- Bayer (Arcol) T-164/02; [2004] EUECJ T-164/02 10 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ARCOL - Earlier Community word mark CAPOL - Scope of the assessment conducted by the Board of Appeal - Assessment of evidence adduced before the Board of Appeal [ Bailii ] Â Plants and Gardening (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o33804 10 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Storck -v- OHMI (Forme D'Un Bonbon) T-396/02; [2004] EUECJ T-396/02 10 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property ECFI Community trade mark - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a sweet - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [ Bailii ] Â GEOLOGIC - O/337/04 Opp 71009 10 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: MOVIE STAR 2149359 11 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Movie Star Rev 81505 11 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2149359 - Revocation [ PO ] Â Movie Star (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o34804 11 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â 2Sms.Com Ltd -v- Global Publications Ltd [2004] DRS 02052 15 Nov 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Original Health Soap -v- Wizzegroup [2004] DRS 01994 15 Nov 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â LA SOURCE - O/342/04 Opp 90199 15 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: LA SOURCE 2135591 15 Nov 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â La Source (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o34204 15 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Chiron Corporation and Novo Nordisk A/S (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o34304 16 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Chiron Corporation And Novo Nordisk A/S - O/343/04 16 Nov 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Anheuser-Busch -v- Budejovicky Budvar, narodni podnik C-245/02; [2004] EUECJ C-245/02; [2004] I-10989 16 Nov 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation - Articles 2(1), 16(1) and 70 of the TRIPs Agreement - Trade marks - Scope of the proprietor's exclusive right to the trade mark - Alleged use of the sign as a trade name. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Europa ] - [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] Â Mark: ABSOLUTE PURITY VISIBLE RESULTS 2323133 17 Nov 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Absolute Purity Visible Results (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o34404 17 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Absolute Purity Visible Results 17 Nov 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Lowden -v- Lowden Guitar Company Ltd [2004] EWHC 2531 (Ch) 17 Nov 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Patten Intellectual Property Trade Marks Trade Marks Act 1994 46(1) [ Bailii ] Â Mark: Ideal 2339163B 19 Nov 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Ideal 19 Nov 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Ideal (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o34504 19 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o35504 22 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device Only Opp 91255 22 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Arnold Qc Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2304053 - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: DEVICE ONLY 2304053 22 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Richard Arnold QC Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mark: THE HARLEQUIN WATFORD 2283640 23 Nov 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â THE HARLEQUIN WATFORD - O/346/04 Opp 91041 23 Nov 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Sony Communication Network Corporation O/347/04 23 Nov 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Sony Communication Network Corporation (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o34704 23 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â The Harlequin Watford (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o34604 23 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Henkel -v- OHMI (Forme D'Un Flacon Blanc & Transparent) T-393/02; [2004] EUECJ T-393/02 24 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: THIS IS LONDON 2287037 25 Nov 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â This Is London (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o35004 25 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: YOGGI 2292782 25 Nov 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â THIS IS LONDON - O/350/04 Opp 91605 25 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â YOGGI - O/349/04 Opp 91692 25 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Yoggi (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o34904 25 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Independent Police Complaints Commission -v- Silcocks [2004] DRS 02109 29 Nov 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Smithkline Beecham Plc -v- Apotex Europe Limited; CA 29-Nov-2004 - [2004] EWCA Civ 1568 Â TOP LOCK SILENT - O/351/04 Opp 70942 30 Nov 2004 TMR Mr Foley Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: TOP LOCK SILENT 781333 30 Nov 2004 TMR Mr M Foley Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Peak Holding AB -v- Axolin-Elinor AB (formerly Handelskompaniet Factory Outlet i Loddekopinge AB). C-16/03; [2004] EUECJ C-16/03; Times, 06 December 2004; [2004] ECR I-11313 30 Nov 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property Europa (Approximation Of Laws) Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 7(1) - Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark - Putting on the market of the goods in the EEA by the proprietor of the trade mark - Concept - Goods offered for sale to consumers and then withdrawn - Sale to an operator established in the EEA with the obligation to put the goods on the market outside the EEA - Resale of the goods to another operator established in the EEA - Marketing in the EEA. Directive 89/104/EEC 1 Citers [ Bailii ] - [ Europa ] - [ Europa ] Â Top Lock Silent (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o35104 30 Nov 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Geddes -v- Ohmi T-173/03; [2004] EUECJ T-173/03 30 Nov 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Nursery room [ Bailii ] Â Mark: BUFFALO CREEK 2339714 1 Dec 2004 TMR Mr G Salthouse Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â Smith International Inc -v- Specialised Petroleum Services Group (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o35204 1 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Smith International Inc -v- Specialised Petroleum Group Services - O/352/04 1 Dec 2004 PO Mr P Hayward Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â BUFFALO CREEK - O/353/04 Inv 81578 1 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Salthouse Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Buffalo Creek (Trade Mark: Invalidity) [2004] UKIntelP o35304 1 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: TOGGO M769067 2 Dec 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Toggo (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o35404 2 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â TOGGO - O/354/04 Opp 70791 2 Dec 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: SENSUAL FRUIT M806541 6 Dec 2004 TMR Mrs A Pritchard Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Sensual Fruit 6 Dec 2004 TMR Mrs Pritchard Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Dean Gerrard Anthony Maroun (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o35904 6 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Shirwan Al Pasha Al Bahdaini - O/356/04 6 Dec 2004 PO Mr M Wright Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Dean Gerrard Anthony Maroun O/359/04 6 Dec 2004 PO Mr D Jarreat Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Al Pasha Al Bahdaini (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o35604 6 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Sensual Fruit (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o35804 6 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36504 7 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Nokia Corp -v- Interdigital Technology Corp [2004] EWHC 2920 (Pat) 8 Dec 2004 PatC Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â QVC Inc and Another -v- Davis (T/A M Davis) [2004] DRS 02039 9 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Walkerland (Trade Mark: Invalidity) Inv 81086; 2198572; [2004] UKIntelP o01305 9 Dec 2004 IPO Professor Ruth Annand Intellectual Property IPO Trade Marks - Appeals to the appointed person - Application No: 2198572 - Invalidity 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Epic Systems Corporation - O/361/04 9 Dec 2004 PO Mr G Rogers Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Peptech Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36004 9 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Epic Systems Corporation (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36104 9 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Peptech Limited - O/360/04 9 Dec 2004 PO Mr R Walker Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Phoenix Technology Patent Development Limited (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36204 10 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Phoenix Technology Patent Development Limited - O/362/04 10 Dec 2004 PO Mr A Bartlett Intellectual Property PO Patent Office - Ex Parte Decisions [ PO ] Â Yissum Research and Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -v- Comptroller-General of Patents [2004] EWHC 2880 (Pat) 10 Dec 2004 PatC Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â El Corte Ingles, SA -v- Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market T-8/03 13 Dec 2004 ECFI European, Intellectual Property Trade Marks [ Europa ] Â Transense Technologies Plc, Raymond David Lohr, David Daniel George Vile And Mark Lee. - O/363/04 13 Dec 2004 PO Mrs S Williams Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â Transense Technologies Plc, Raymond David Lohr, David Daniel George Vile and Mark Lee (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36304 13 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â El Corte Ingles -v- OHMI- Pucci (Emilio Pucci) (Intellectual Property) French Text [2004] EUECJ T-8/03 13 Dec 2004 ECJ European, Intellectual Property ECJ Community trade mark - Figurative mark EMILIO PUCCI - Opposition by the proprietor of the national figurative marks EMIDIO TUCCI - Partial refusal of registration. [ Bailii ] Â CB Simkin Trust and Another -v- Inland Revenue [2004] UKPC 55 14 Dec 2004 PC Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Clyde, Lord Millett, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Commonwealth, Income Tax, Intellectual Property (New Zealand) The taxpayers sought to set off against liability for tax write downs by depreciation of the values of trade marks. The revenue said that these were not "depreciable property" or "depreciable intangible property" within the relevant Act. [ Bailii ] - [ PC ] Â Mark: MOBILICITY 2333704 14 Dec 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â MOBILICITY - O/368/04 Opp 92075 14 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Novello and Co Ltd -v- Keith prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd Times, 10 January 2005 14 Dec 2004 CA Chadwick LJ, Jacob LJ, Lloyd J Intellectual Property The musician had in the 1940s assigned his copyright to the respondent. At that time a reversion in copyright could only be assigned by will. In 1973, after the 1956 Act he assigned the reversion to the respondent also. The appellant now contended that the transitional provisions of the 1956 Act mean that the second assignment was invalid. Held: The situation is now governed by the 1988 Act, which preserved the validity of existing assignments. The 1973 assignment fell to be considered under the 1956 Act, section 36(1) of which gave an unrestricted right of assignment. The transitional provisions of the schedules to the 1956 Act did not limit that right, and the 1973 assignment was valid. Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Copyright Act 1956 36(1) 1 Cites 1 Citers Â Mobilicity (Trade Mark: Opposition) O-368-04 [2004] UKIntelP o36804 14 Dec 2004 IPO Mr D Landau Intellectual Property 1. Statement of grounds of opposition : scope of the attack. 2. Amendment of pleadings; inherent jurisdiction to allow. In dealing with the opposition to this application (see BL O/367/04) the Hearing Officer questioned the scope of the objections under Section 5(2)(b), giving as his view that the pleadings did not include an attack on the Class 12 specification. He also refused to allow an amendment to the pleadings. A TM5 was filed asking for a statement of the Hearing Officer's grounds for holding this view and for his refusal of the amendment. This decision, which is supplementary to BL O/367/04, sets out the requisite statement. Trade Marks Act 1994 5(2)(b) 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â MOBILICITY - O/367/04 Opp 92075 14 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Â CFPH LLC (Patent); IPO 14-Dec-2004 - [2004] UKIntelP o36604; GB0419317.3; GB0226984.3 Â Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o36404 14 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mobilicity (Trade Mark: Opposition) O-367-04 [2004] UKIntelP o36704 14 Dec 2004 IPO Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Section 3(6): - Opposition failed. Section 5(2)(b): - Opposition failed. Section 5(3): - Opposition failed. Section 5(4)(a): - Opposition failed. 1. Admission of additional evidence. 2. Admission of "without prejudice" evidence. 3. Bad faith; Section 32(3) not to be used as "a form of revocation prior to registration". 4. Comparison of the marks MOBIL v mobilicity Preliminary issue : At a late stage in the proceedings each side sought to put in additional evidence. The Hearing Officer considered first the applicant's request. Having reviewed the principles and practice on the filing of additional evidence, however, he refused to admit it to the proceedings, principally because it related to events long after the material date and was unlikely to have an important influence on the outcome of the case. The additional evidence sought to be introduced by the opponent was also refused. It consisted of a 'without prejudice' letter sent by the applicant to the opponent. After a detailed examination of the case in the light of the relevant jurisprudence, the Hearing Officer saw no reason to depart from the general rule that 'without prejudice' material should not be exhibited in evidence. The opponent's evidence was also open to additional objections in that it could have been filed much earlier in the proceedings and was in any case unlikely to have a decisive bearing on the outcome. The Hearing Officer indicated that he would refuse the evidence on these grounds also. These matters disposed of, the Hearing Officer turned to a consideration of the matter under Section 3(6) which, in this case, related to an allegation that the applicant had no intention of using the mark in relation to the whole of the specification of goods and services. The Hearing Officer however, found no reason to doubt the good faith of the applicant and he dismissed the Section 3(6) objection, remarking that a good deal of caution had to be exercised in the application of Section 32(3); "it cannot become a backdoor way of demanding evidence of concrete plans in relation to all and every part of a specification; a form of revocation prior to registration." Taking next the objection under Section 5(2)(b), the Hearing Officer stated his view that the pleadings did not include an attack on the Class 12 goods. A TM5 having been filed requesting a statement of the Hearing Officer's grounds in respect of that issue, a separate decision covering it was issued (see BL O/368/04). In case he should be wrong, however, the Hearing Officer treated the attack as though it included the Class 12 goods. The services in Class 39 were identical, in Class 12 there was a high degree of similarity except in the case of lubricants and fuels, which were not similar to the applicant's goods. Comparing the marks the Hearing Officer found they were not similar; overall, there was no likelihood of confusion. The Section 5(2)(b) objection failed as did the Section 5(3) objection, the marks not being similar. This same absence of similarity in the marks effectively decided the matter under Section 5(4)(a) also, as without it there would be no misrepresentation. The Hearing Officer made an award of costs to the applicant, adjusted to reflect the fact that it was a litigant in person. Trade Marks Act 1994 3(6) 5(2)(b) 5(3) 5(4)(a) 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Mark: MOBILICITY 2333704 14 Dec 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Mary Cohr Sa -v- Altaire [2005] DRS 01937 14 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Carphone Warehouse Ltd -v- Wilkes [2004] DRS 02086 15 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: PUB IDOLS 2293328 16 Dec 2004 TMR Mr D Landau Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Smithkline Beecham Plc and Another -v- Apotex Europe Ltd and others [2004] EWCA Civ 1703; Times, 12 January 2005; [2005] FSR 24; [2005] 2 Costs LR 293 16 Dec 2004 CA Lord Justice Ward Lady Justice Arden Lord Justice Jacob Intellectual Property, Costs, Civil Procedure Rules Following its earlier main judgment in the case, the court made use of the CPR to award costs on an appeal. The overall result had been that the patent was found to be valid but not infringed. There had been huge costs. Smithkline sought costs on an indemnity basis, saying the court had certified the patent valid at first instance, and that the appeal was a subsequent proceeding when indemnity costs ought to be ordered under the 1977 Act. Apotex said that the appeal was part of the same proceedings. That was correct. Nevertheless the CPR also applied, and the court used rule 44.3 to take the costs questions on an issue by issue basis. Patents Act 1977 65 - Civil Procedure Rules 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Pub Idols (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o36904 16 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â PUB IDOLS - O/369/04 Opp 81534 16 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: ROYALE STRATFORD 2103298 17 Dec 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Invalidity. [ IPO ] Â ROYALE STRATFORD Inv 81080/ Rev 81083; O/370/04 17 Dec 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Invalidity [ PO ] Â Royale Stratford (Trade Mark: Revocation) [2004] UKIntelP o37004 17 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Fieldturf Holdings Inc (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o37104 20 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: SKORPI M602064 20 Dec 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Skorpi (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o37204 20 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Cambridge Antibody Technology -v- Abbott Biotechnology Ltd and Another [2004] EWHC 2974 (Pat); [2005] FSR 590 20 Dec 2004 Patc Laddie J Intellectual Property, Contract, Equity Rectification of an agreement was sought. Held: Laddie J rejected a submission that evidence of the subjective state of mind of one of the parties contained in statements which had not been communicated to the other party ("crossed the line") was inadmissible. I 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Starbucks Corporation -v- Leadbitter [2004] DRS 02087 20 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â SKORPI - O/372/04 Opp 70901 20 Dec 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Mark: TIGERMARKET 2200962 21 Dec 2004 TMR Mr J MacGillivray Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â Agilent Technologies Deutschland Gmbh -v- Waters Corporation and Another [2004] EWHC 2992 (Ch) 21 Dec 2004 ChD Pumfrey J Intellectual Property Patent infringement. [ Bailii ] Â Donald M Western -v- Oliver Jevons - O/374/04 21 Dec 2004 PO Mr D Barford Intellectual Property PO Patents - Inter Partes Decisions [ PO ] Â IPC Media Ltd -v- Highbury-Leisure Publishing Ltd [2004] EWHC 2985 (Ch); [2005] FSR 20 21 Dec 2004 ChD Laddies J Intellectual Property The claimant magazine publisher alleged breach of copyright by the defendant in their magazine, as to the cover page designs used. It was not clear just which cover was said to have been copied. Held: The first step in a copyright action is for the claimant to identify what work or works he relies on. The claims were consistently indistinct in the allegations of just what had been copied. Claims for artisitic infringement were interspersed with claims of literary infringement. The two should not be mixed: "It is impossible to define the boundary between the mere taking of general concepts and ideas on the one hand and copying in the copyright sense on the other". The claimant pointed only to the similarities, and ignored significant differences, and "some parts of this allegation of copying verge on the absurd . . ." A credible case had not been made out. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 1(1) 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Donald M Western -v- Oliver Jevons (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o37404 21 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Dyson Limited -v- Qualtex (Uk) Limited [2004] EWHC 2981 (Ch) 21 Dec 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Mann Intellectual Property Claim for infringement of unregistered design right. 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â EPI Environmental Technologies Inc and Another -v- Symphony Plastic Technologies Plc and Another [2004] EWHC 2945 (Ch); Times, 14 January 2005; [2005] 1 WLR 3456 21 Dec 2004 ChD The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Smith Intellectual Property The claimant had developed an additive which would assist in making plastic bags bio-degradable. They alleged that, in breach of confidentiality agreements, the defendants had copied the product. The defendants said the confidentiality agreement was ineffective. Held: The part of the information copied was not confidential having been previously disclosed. When expert witnesses conflicted, the witness's performance should be looked at in the light of his or her evidence as a whole. Mistakes in one part of a witness' evidence may not affect the whole of their evidence. Peter Smith J: "A witness may lie in a stupid attempt to bolster a case, but the actual case nevertheless remains good irrespective of the lie. A witness may lie because the case is a lie." 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Tigermarket (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o37304 21 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â TIGERMARKET - O/373/04 Opp 50310 21 Dec 2004 TMR Mr MacGillivray Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Orba Originals Ltd -v- Janus Promotions Ltd [2004] DRS 02120 23 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: DEVICE / FORM ONLY 2303706, 2309201 24 Dec 2004 TMR Mr A James Intellectual Property IPO Ex Parte. [ IPO ] Â Robert Half International Inc -v- Digi Real Estate Foundation [2004] DRS 02177 24 Dec 2004 Nom Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Device / Form Only (Trade Mark: Ex Parte) [2004] UKIntelP o37504 24 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Otto (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o37604 29 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Glasgow School of Art -v- Saquib Ibrahim (Patent) [2004] UKIntelP o37704 29 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Mark: OTTO 800856 29 Dec 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Opposition. [ IPO ] Â OTTO - O/376/04 Opp 71056 29 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â Elle (Trade Mark: Revocation) O/381/04 O/381/04; [2004] UKIntelP o38104 30 Dec 2004 IPO Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property Two applications for revocation dismissed; application, partially successful in respect of third registration. This was a decision in respect of three of five revocation actions launched on the same day and involving the same parties. The decisions in the other two cases are set out in BL O/379/04 and BL O/380/04. The evidence of use filed by the proprietor showed use in relation to a range of clothing items. Although the applicant did not formally withdraw their applications in respect of the affected registrations, the skeleton arguments and submissions at the hearing effectively conceded the position. The Hearing Officer formally recorded that two of the three applications were dismissed. The evidence in respect of the third registration did not establish use in relation to slippers and headgear and it was revoked in respect of those items. Again, the Hearing Officer found that in the matter of discretion he was bound by the decision of the judge in 'Premier Brands UK Ltd v Typhoon Europe Ltd' q.v. 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Elle (Trade Mark: Revocation) O/380/04 O/380/04; [2004] UKIntelP o38004 30 Dec 2004 IPO Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Application for revocation successful. This was one of five revocation actions launched on the same day and involving the same parties. The decisions in relation to the others are set out in BL O/379/04 and BL O/381/04. The registration in this case covered "lace and embroidery; ribbons and braid; artificial flowers; all included in Class 26". The Hearing Officer was not satisfied that the evidence filed by the registered proprietor showed use of the mark on the goods specified in the registration. The application for revocation succeeded accordingly. As in the case of BL O/379/04, the tribunal had no discretion to preserve the registration. 1 Cites 1 Citers [ Bailii ] Â Elle (Trade Mark: Revocation) O/379/04 O/379/04; [2004] UKIntelP o37904 30 Dec 2004 IPO Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Application for revocation largely successful: registration reduced to 'beach towels'. This was one of five revocation actions launched on the same day and involving the same parties. The decisions in relation to the others are set out in BL O/380/04 and BL O/381/04. The registrations in this case covered: "Bedcovers, tablecovers, household linen (other than clothing), bed blankets and beach towels." After a detailed examination of the evidence the Hearing Officer was not satisfied that the proprietor had shown use of the mark in relation to any of the goods, other than beach towels. Nor did the evidence demonstrate that preparations for use were under way by the end of the relevant period. Per 'Premier Brands UK Ltd v Typhon Europe Ltd' the tribunal had no residual discretion to preserve the registration. Accordingly, the registration was revoked in respect of all the goods for which it was registered, save 'beach towels'. 1 Cites [ Bailii ] Â Mark: ELLE 1247666 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Mark: ELLE 1072225, 1241260, 2022323B 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â ELLE - O/379/04 Rev 81506 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â ELLE - O/380/04 Rev 81507 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â ELLE - O/381/04 Rev 81508 Rev 81509 Rev 81510 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Reynolds Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Revocation [ PO ] Â Mark: ELLE 1247666 30 Dec 2004 TMR Mr M Reynolds Intellectual Property IPO Revocation. [ IPO ] Â Galaxy 101 (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2004] UKIntelP o38204 31 Dec 2004 IPO Intellectual Property [ Bailii ] Â Â Mark: GALAXY 101; TMR 31-Dec-2004 - 2160580A, 2199417A Â GALAXY 101 Opp 91284; Opp 91101; O/382/04 31 Dec 2004 TMR Mr Landau Intellectual Property PO Trade Marks - Inter Partes Decisions - Opposition [ PO ] Â
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