A trade mark examiner in the Trade Marks Registry of the UK Intellectual Property Office
A trade mark examiner in the Trade Marks Registry of the UK Intellectual Property Office receives
applications to register the following as trade marks:
Application No. 1: The word mark CHANEL for a chemical company to use on a line of brushes and sponges
used for cleaning toilets. Note that Chanel is also the name of a French multinational company that
produces high-end perfumes and colognes that are popular in the United Kingdom and throughout the
world. The French company has multiple registrations for the mark CHANEL, but none that covers toilet
scrubbing devices.
Application No. 2: The word mark FLASHNEWS for a subscription-based Internet information service that
is advertised to deliver breaking news on a variety of subjects within minutes of the occurrence of
important events.
Application No. 3: A mixed word and design mark that consists of the words “STONE BINGE” together
with an etching of the famous prehistoric stone monument Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The
application states that the mark is being used on the labels of bottles of a stout beer known as “Stone
Binge,” which is produced by Pitt Brothers Brewery Ltd, a London-based brewe
