Companie Des Montres Longines, Francillon SA (Longines Watch Co Francillon Ltd) v Voxson Pty Ltd

The applicant, Voxson Pty Ltd, sought to register a trade mark, application number 1210749. The opponent, Companie Des Montres Longines, Francillon SA (Longines Watch Co Francillon Ltd), opposed this application. The decision was made by Iain Thompson, presumably in a capacity related to trade mark registration, such as the Registrar of Trade Marks.

The primary legal issue before the decision-maker was whether to register the trade mark application, having regard to the grounds on which the application was opposed. This required an assessment of the extent to which those grounds of opposition were established.

The decision-maker determined that the trade mark application should be refused. This conclusion was reached after considering the opposition. The decision-maker also awarded costs to the opponent on the official scale against the applicant.