Hearings
England & Wales
15 May 2003 [2003] EWHC 1062 (Ch); [2003] 1 WLR 2406, Ch D
European Union
27 Jan 2007 (Case C-321/03); EU:C:2007:51; [2007] Bus LR 787, ECJ
Dyson Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks
Subject Matter
TRADE MARK — Registration — Practice — Registrar objecting to registration of mark following ex parte hearing — Hearing officer upholding decision — Applicant appealing to court — Whether appeal to court by way of rehearing — Trade Marks Act 1994, s 76 — CPR r 52.11(1)
TRADE MARK — Registration — Shape of goods — “Sign” — Application to register part of external appearance of bagless vacuum cleaner as trade mark — Application accompanied by image taken to represent example of mark applied for — Whether “sign” — Whether capable of constituting trade mark — Council Directive 89/104/EEC, art 2
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Review of the Decision Below - Review not rehearing
75.5