22 Dec 2009
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. v. REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
- Citation
- HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, L.P. v. REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP554/2009
The court upheld the hearing officer's decision that 'HOST HOTELS & RESORTS' is inherently non-distinctive for the applied-for services because the phrase conveys an immediate descriptive message to the relevant investing public and does not indicate commercial origin without education; alternatively the mark consists exclusively of signs which may designate characteristics of the services, so registration is rightly refused under section 11(1)(b) and (c) of Cap.559; the appeal is dismissed.