Court: High Court of Justice (England & Wales)

Dispute over estate agent’s name highlights importance of protecting IP before starting business relationship

The decision shows the importance of having clear and up-to-date agreements expressing your intention on IP ownership.

17 July 2023

High Court ruling ‘stitches’ together uncertainty over TikTok trademark opposition

The decision highlights the need for an examiner to consider each single term of a specification separately.

10 July 2023

Battle of the retail giants: Tesco’s use of a yellow circle on a blue background found to infringe Lidl’s brand

Lidl was successful in its claims of trademark infringement and passing off against Tesco - despite the court finding that some of the marks relied on by Lidl had been filed in bad faith.

03 May 2023

Online marketplace sales: Umbro’s famous ‘double diamond’ marks not infringed by Dream Pairs’ logo on football boots

The High Court dismissed all claims brought by Iconix, the owner of the Umbro brand, in its dispute with Dream Pairs over the sale of footwear on Amazon’s online marketplace.

21 April 2023

Blow for Instagram as High Court dismisses SOUNDGRAM appeal

The appeal court will not interfere with the decision of a hearing officer unless the decision reached was so beyond reasonableness that it was “plainly wrong”.

18 April 2023

High Court clarifies procedural issues and jurisdiction in dispute involving internet platforms

The decision is of significance to rights holders with strong IP rights in the United Kingdom.

30 March 2023

Alaska Airlines contractually obliged to pay Virgin for right to use VIRGIN

The case shows the importance of ensuring that IP licensing agreements are clearly drafted.

07 March 2023

How ‘easy’ is it to establish infringement and passing off?

easyGroup Limited has successfully established unfair advantage in relation to the defendants’ use of EASYLIVEAUCTION.COM - but its passing-off claim was unsuccessful.

27 February 2023