SWISS certification mark opposition: court finds actual use likely to confuse

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH - the holder of the SWISS certification mark - has been successful in an appeal against a decision of the registrar of trademarks in opposition proceedings against the registration of the figurative mark SWISSBERNARD for "horological and chronometric instruments". The appeal decision is significant in that it is one of the rare cases in which the registrar’s decision has been set aside.