Financial Times wins second trademark round at UKIPO

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has dismissed an appeal made by a business owner and upheld a trademark opposition by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper.

Back in October 2017, Ann Corbett, a hearing officer at the UKIPO, upheld an opposition by the newspaper against the trademark application ‘brandft’ and refused its registration.

Catriona Brand, through her business Brand Financial Training, had applied for the mark in January 2016 for training and education services in class 41.

source: https://www.worldipreview.com/news/financial-times-wins-second-trademark-round-at-ukipo-16187