When does an arbitration clause apply to trade mark infringement proceedings?
The Court of Appeal recently found that a company which had acquired the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB trade marks was bound by an arbitration clause in an agreement signed by its predecessor. More details on the first instance decision are here. The case is Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Hornby Street (MCR) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 51. What happened? Lifestyle Equities acquired the UK and EU trade marks for BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB in 2009. It subsequently sought to bring an actio