Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases Advance Access published online on April 24, 2008
Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases, doi:10.1093/rpc/rcn015
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Melly's Trade Mark Application (Fianna Fail and Fine Gael Trade Marks)
(Geoffrey Hobbs, Q.C.): 15 February 20081
[2008] R.P.C. 20
Trade mark—Applications—FIANNA FAIL for fresh fruit and vegetables and for business administration, office functions—FINE GAIL for business administration, office functions—Opposition by Irish political parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael—Application allowed—Appeal to Appointed Person—Whether Fianna Fail and Fine Gael well known marks—Whether Fianna Fail and Fine Gail possessed goodwill in United Kingdom—Whether use of marks would be deceptive—Insufficiency of evidence in support of objections—Whether applications made in bad faith