#passingoff

Moral rights claim bound to fail

Moral rights disputes don’t come to court very often, so Mrs Justice O’Farrell’s judgment in The Front Door (UK) Lt (t/a Richard Reid...

Rare defeat for easyGroup

easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing...

A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world

Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...

Court of Appeal rules on liability and account of profits in trade mark case

The Court of Appeal has reviewed the law on liability and account of profits in a judgment concerning the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB trade...

Give this passing off case a butchers

Passing off is often added as an afterthought to a trade mark infringement action. In those circumstances, it is very often successful....

How do you win a fashion dispute? Find out why I love unregistered designs

How can you stop someone from systematically copying your brand? What if it went further than just your designs and covered everything...

Image protection in the UK and beyond

Image rights are both hugely important and a fallacy. The UK, has no specific law of "image rights" but it is possible to protect a...

Why contracts are in writing: lessons from an oral trade mark co-existence agreement

A recent decision by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court reveals the problems that can arise when businesses that once shared name...

Targeting and trade marks - Beverly Hills Polo Club takes on the Amazon

When is an online marketplace “targeting” consumers in a particular jurisdiction? This was the question that Mr Justice Michael Green...

Passing off vs US law contract - guess which eagle wins?

Mr Justice Miles’s judgment in Lyle & Scott Limited v American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is an important decision for international fashion...

European Fashion Law