Oska's Ltd's Trade Mark Application [2005] R.P.C. 20
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United Kingdom
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Claimant sought to register name ‘Morgan’ in relation to clothing.
Rejected due to how common name was, and frequency with which it was used in clothing industry.
Stated that in clothing industry, consumers see names only as indicator of source only where they are full (e.g. Ted Baker)
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