WILD GEESE - 203925-208660-737715-814790

• Administrative Decision Number: 203925-208660-737715-814790
• Date: 19 February 2008
• opponent: AUSTIN NICHOLS & CO, INC
• Section: Trade Marks Act, 1996 - 2008-2017

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DECISION OF THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE

MARKS IN PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1996

BETWEEN

LODESTAR ANSTALT

Proprietor/Holder

and

AUSTIN NICHOLS & CO, INC

Applicant for Declaration of Invalidity/Opponent

CONCERNING

Registered Trade Marks Nos. 203925 and 208660 and International Trade

Marks Nos. 737715 and 814790

Background

1. Lodestar Anstalt, of Lova-Centre, PO Box 1150, SI-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein,

(“Lodestar”) is the proprietor of trade mark registrations having the following

particulars:

Number: 203925

Mark: WILD GEESE

Class/Goods: 33 - Wines, spirits and liqueurs

Number: 208660

Mark: (series of two)

Class/Goods: 33 - Wines, spirits and liqueurs

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Number: 737715

Mark: WILD GEESE

Class/Goods: 32 - Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-

alcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and

other preparations for making beverages

33 – Alcoholic beverages (except beers)

Number: 814790

Mark: WILD GEESE RARE IRISH WHISKEY

Class/Goods: 33 – Whiskey, all products of Irish origin

2. Registrations Nos. 203925 and 208660 were made pursuant to applications filed

with the Controller on 20 February, 1997 and 10 July, 1997, respectively, under

Section 37 of the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (“the Act”) by Wild Geese Wines &

Spirits Limited, an Irish company, of Lough Guittane, Killarney, Co. Kerry,

predecessor in title to Lodestar.

3. Registrations Nos. 737715 and 814790 are International Registrations made by the

International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation pursuant to

the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the

Protocol relating thereto. Ireland is one of the countries designated under these

International Registrations, the respective dates of designation being 10

December, 2001 (No. 737715) and 19 November, 2003 (No. 8147901).

Designation of the State constitutes a request for the extension to the State of the

protection resulting from the International Registrations and, by virtue of

Regulation 3 of the Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. 346 of

2001), the Act applies to the requests for protection as it applies to an application

for registration under the Act.

1 claiming priority of an application filed in Liechtenstein on 26 May, 2003