IPO At first instance (see BL O/353/04) the Hearing Officer had found in favour of the applicant for invalidation. The registered proprietor appealed to the Appointed Person, contending that the Hearing Officer had erred in attaching geographical signification to both BUFFALO and BUFFALO CREEK, and had failed properly to consider the conceptual difference which resulted from the addition of the word CREEK to the word BUFFALO.
Following a detailed review of the Hearing Officer’s decision, the Appointed Person upheld it and dismissed the appeal.
Judges:
Richard Arnold QC
Citations:
[2005] UKIntelP o16905
Links:
Intellectual Property
Updated: 19 October 2022; Ref: scu.456327