ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS
Fahrenheit 418 information
'Caliphate' Trade Mark
Ordo Templi Orientis
Starfire Publishing Limited
England: On the 31st January 2003, the 'Caliphate' applied under the Trade Mark Act 1994 registration of a series of four trade marks, which, for administrative purposes, were split into two series of two trade marks. On 26 January 2004 Starfire Publishing Limited filed notice of opposition to the application arguing that "O.T.O." (etc.) is and ought to be considered a generic term. On 6th August 2007 the Hearing Officer had "no intention of making a finding on the legitimacy or otherwise of the parties in this case. It is clear that there are a number of groups who follow the beliefs of Thelema or Thelemic Law that use the title Ordo Templi Orientis […] The marks in suit therefore do not, and cannot, act as a trade mark denoting the goods or services of a single entity." On 3rd October 2007, William Breeze ['Caliph' of the 'Caliphate'-O.T.O. in the U.S.] gave notice of appeal. On June 6th, 2008, the Appeals Officer ruled that the 'Caliphate's registrations of the name and the Lamen may proceed without hinderance in the UK thus overturning the previous decision in favour of Starfire Publishing Ltd. The decision was made on technical points of law and not by any evidence submitted. It was not, therefore, ruled on the validity of historical legitimacy. The Appeals Officer ruled that the use of the brand/mark "O.T.O." (etc.) (and the use of the Lamen) conform to the regulations of an amorphous mass called "the average consumer" which in this case was not restricted to those interested in the occult, but could be anybody.
Download the Decision of June 8, 2008
Some background information
Lawyers and Historians: The 'Caliphate' versus the Truth? — Introduction
the Maine decision 1984 [to the disfavour of the 'Caliphate']
| the California decision 1985 [to the favour of the 'Caliphate']
Purchase of the copyrights on Aleister Crowley from the Official Receiver (OR)
The 1999 Particulars of Claim ['Caliphate']
Financial Reports 1996-1999 of the 'Caliphate'
Erraneous opinion on the International Copyright Situation. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
What the 'Caliphate' does not want you to know . Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Crowley's Probate. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
'Caliphate' Capers. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000. Based upon a draft by James Graeb
Structure, Constitutions and Money. Partly written by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Library of Congress, letter dated September 6, 2000
2000, July: An analysis of the Bylaws of the 'Caliphate' and its Board of Directors. By James Graeb
2000, July: Incorporation of O.T.O., Argentum Astrum and E.G.C.
2000: "Caliphate-O.T.O. Win" and the The Writing on the Wall. Text by Anthony Naylor before he lost his case against the 'Caliphate' in 2000
Court Order of October 2000
James T. Graeb, co-founder and IX° of the 'Caliphate', a lawyer, calls the 'Caliphate' a "Puppet Show
Piece" and files suit vs William Breeze, William Heidrick, Marcus Jungkurth et alii in 2001
The 2002 Ruling
The Summary so far
Ordo Templi Orientis - Trade Mark - Starfire Publishing Limited
|
