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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2007 124(3):107-116; doi:10.1093/rpc/2007rpc6
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[2007] R.P.C. 6

EASYNET GROUP PLC v EASYGROUP IP LICENSING LTD

High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

(Mann J.): July 14, 20061

[2006] EWHC 1872 (Pat); [2007] R.P.C. 6

Trade mark—Application—"easy.com" for wide range of goods and services—Opposition—Whether mark descriptive—Opposition dismissed—Appeal to High Court—Proper approach to marks consisting of combination of descriptive words.

Key Words: Descriptive names • Distinctiveness • Grounds for refusal • Opposition • Trade marks

1 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.


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