Even if your name is as famous as Ronaldinho, the UK IPO cannot raise ex officio bad faith objections
The IPKat
MAY 8, 2022
Kat friend Sarah Neil brings the following cautionary tale when the Registry gets over its trade mark skis on the issue of bad faith. Mr Geoffrey Hobbs QC, sitting as the Appointed Person, assessed the legal competence of the UK IPO to raise bad faith as a ground of refusal of its own motion, finding their approach “legally deficient”.
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