Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases Advance Access originally published online on April 23, 2009
Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2009 126(7):437-471; doi:10.1093/rpc/rcp022
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Starfire Publishing Ltd v Ordo Templi Orientis
(Anna Carboni): 6 June 2008
[2009] R.P.C. 14
Trade mark—Application—Opposition—OTO abbreviation of Ordo Templi Orientis a quasi-religious cult—Different entities using sign—applicant claiming to be authentic entity —Application for registration refused—Appeal to Appointed Person—Whether mark capable of distinguishing—Whether mark devoid of distinctive character, descriptive or a generic term—Whether mark applied for in bad faith