Results of past decisions
This service allows you access to trade mark decisions issued by us and the appointed person since the beginning of 1998.
If you know the British library (BL) number of a decision, you can use the BL number search to view the summary and or full decision. The general search allows you to customize your search criteria to suit your requirements.
For a chronological list of decisions, select the type of hearing and click GO. Alternatively you can use the browse by year facility towards the bottom of this page.
Browse by year
Click on a year in the following table to view all decisions issued during that period.
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
Please note
This is not intended to be a comprehensive information service concerning decisions. Some decisions listed may have been overturned on appeal, either in whole or part. Furthermore, the decisions provided are for information only. While every effort is made to ensure that they are accurate, some errors may have been introduced during conversion for the web.
European Court of Justice
The
European Court of Justice (ECJ) 
has delivered judgement in a number of cases relating
to trade marks.
Although these cases did not involve United Kingdom marks, the decisions of the ECJ do have implications
for our examination practices.
| Case No | Short title (our reference) |
|---|---|
| C-191/01P | Doublemint |
| C-104/01 | Libertel |
| C-53/01 | Linde |
| C-383/99P | Baby-Dry |
| C-363/99 | Postkantoor |
| C-299/99 | Phillips |
C-342/97  (19Kb) | Lloyd/Loint's |
| C-108/97 & C-109/97 (29Kb) | Chiemsee |
| C-39/97 (17Kb) | Canon v MGM |
| C-251/95 (18Kb) | Sabel v Puma |
Court of Appeal
On 12 January 2007 The Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Special Effects Ltd v L'Oreal.
