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Bad faith confirmed for ALEXANDER trade mark application
A recent decision of Geoffrey Hobbs QC, sitting as an Appointed Person, has rejected an appeal against the Hearing Officer's decision to...
Jan 25, 20183 min read


Clash of the beer pongs - Breakthrough Funding Ltd v Nearby Media Ltd
A recent High Court decision (Breakthrough Funding v Nearby Media [2017] EWHC 2271 ch) follows on from an interim injunction which was...
Nov 27, 20172 min read


Trade mark use dispute? You can ABANKA on it
Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office. It...
Oct 30, 20173 min read


Schweppes = Schweppes - Two trade marks with different owners
The rules surrounding parallel goods in the European Economic Area (EEA) may at first seem straightforward - once a product has been...
Sep 14, 20173 min read


Simplifying Community Registered Design litigation in the UK - Spin Master v PMS
Although it is a case management decision, there are so many hints in the recent decision Spin Master v PMS [2017] EWHC 1477 (Pat) that...
Jun 30, 20174 min read


Injunction available after claimed licence fees paid - PPL v JJPB
Should an injunction be granted when the licence fees which were the reason for a claim being issued have all been paid? Â What about if...
Jun 28, 20172 min read


BMW wins appeal over use of trade mark to promote spare parts business
Spare parts and intellectual property have a long and complicated history, particularly as far as the car industry is concerned. Â A...
Jun 24, 20173 min read


Dining out on trade marks - ZUMA - the own name defence for pets and groundless threats
Azumi Ltd v Zuma's Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 609 is a case about a dog's purpose. That dog is called Zuma. Zuma the dog...
May 15, 20175 min read


Protecting the SOVEREIGN - The Royal Mint v The Commonwealth Mint
Can the Royal Mint register SOVEREIGN as a trade mark for "gold commemorative coins"? The Royal Mint Ltd wanted to but the Commonwealth...
May 2, 20173 min read


Overturning a trade mark opposition decision - SOULUXE - likelihood of confusion
A mere four days after Arnold J's IWATCH decision, Mann J handed down his decision in another appeal from the hearing officer. This time...
Apr 11, 20173 min read


Playing Polo with potential defendants
Beverly Hills is famous for many things, including the activities of a vacationing policeman and - to a slightly lesser extent - its Polo...
Feb 12, 20174 min read

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Jaguar Land Rover DEFEND[ER]s its trade mark
The last Land Rover Defender rolled off the production line in January 2016, after almost 70 years it had been the longest-running...
Dec 31, 20165 min read


The champagne of trade mark disputes
It is time for some seasonal trade mark fizz. This time around the question of consent to use a trade mark. This dispute has it all, polo...
Dec 28, 20164 min read


A TITANIC trade mark dispute
It has been nearly 20 years since Titanic hit cinemas worldwide and slightly more than 100 since the eponymous ocean liner hit an...
Dec 24, 20167 min read


Groundless threats - Nvidia v Hardware Labs
Groundless threats is one of IP's thorny issues which the IPKat most recently considered in the context of the UK Government's plans for...
Dec 20, 20165 min read


Part 36 offers in the IP Enterprise Court
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks and it is easy to forget that the last six or so years...
Dec 12, 20163 min read
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