Margaret Woods and Lisa Reynolds v Viktoria Teed

This matter concerned an application to register a trade mark, application number 1772533, brought by Margaret Woods and Lisa Reynolds (the Applicants) against Viktoria Teed (the Opponent). The dispute arose from the Opponent's opposition to the registration of the trade mark. The decision was made by Iain Campbell Thompson.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Registrar should register the trade mark, having regard to the grounds on which the application was opposed. Section 55 of the relevant Act outlines the Registrar's decision-making power in such circumstances, requiring consideration of the extent to which any grounds of opposition have been established.

The Registrar determined that the application to register the trade mark should be refused. In reaching this decision, the Registrar considered the grounds of opposition that had been raised. As the Opponent was successful in the opposition proceedings, they were awarded their costs against the Applicant, to be assessed on the official scale as set out in Schedule 8 to the Trade Marks Regulations 1995, pursuant to section 221 of the Act.