Campbell family win Bluebird trademark battle – BBC News
‘The family of Donald Campbell have won a battle to block Bluebird’s restorer registering a trademark featuring the craft’s name.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: trade marks
Business fined for selling fake Wonka bars – BBC News
‘A business has been fined for selling fake Wonka chocolate bars around the UK, which included nuts that were not mentioned on the packaging.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EasyJetwash owner agrees to pay out in trademark row – The Guardian
‘A pressure washing company will have to change its name from EasyJetwash and pay damages after a trademark dispute with the group behind the easyJet brand.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Salon owner ‘exhausted’ by legal battle with L’Oréal – BBC News
‘The French firm is opposing Rebecca Dowdeswell’s attempt to renew the trademark on the name of her business – nkd – in Leicester city centre.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal expresses “cautious concern” for both parties and judges in commercial cases – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Commercial Court in Virgin Aviation TM Ltd & Anor v Alaska Airlines Inc (Formerly Virgin America Inc) [2024] EWCA Civ 622, the trial of which took 5 days and involved extensive expert evidence, on the question of the proper interpretation of provisions in a licensing agreement relating to royalty payments.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 4th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Court of Appeal expresses “cautious concern” for both parties and judges in commercial cases – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Commercial Court in Virgin Aviation TM Ltd & Anor v Alaska Airlines Inc (Formerly Virgin America Inc) [2024] EWCA Civ 622, the trial of which took 5 days and involved extensive expert evidence, on the question of the proper interpretation of provisions in a licensing agreement relating to royalty payments.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 4th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Gang made millions selling fake Xanax pills on dark web – BBC News
‘A drugs gang produced millions of counterfeit Xanax pills in garden sheds and garages, selling them to customers across the UK and US.’
BBC News, 19th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Limits on director liability for trade mark infringement confirmed in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘Directors of companies that infringe trade marks can only be held personally liable as an accessory to that infringement in the UK if they know that what their company was doing amounted to trade mark infringement, the UK’s highest court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Court of Appeal dismisses Tesco appeal in Lidl logo dispute – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent Court of Appeal judgment in a branding dispute between two UK supermarkets highlights the real challenge of appeals, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Tesco to change Clubcard logo after losing Lidl legal battle – BBC News
‘Tesco has been told to stop using its Clubcard Prices logo after losing a long legal battle with rival Lidl.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The ‘halo effect’ that means Aldi will keep making copycat products – The Independent
‘A long-running battle between Aldi and Marks & Spencer over light-up gin bottles is just the latest in a line of court cases the German discounter has faced with its brand rivals.’
The Independent, 27th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK High Court dismisses Thatchers cider ‘copycat’ claims – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent decision by the High Court in London may diminish the confidence of firms looking to invoke registered trade mark rights in cases of lookalike products, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Trade mark ruling ‘first’ showing UK divergence from EU law post-Brexit – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent Court of Appeal ruling on trade mark infringement is the first clear example of a UK court consciously deciding to depart from a judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)after Brexit, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Trade Marks – Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd. v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co. Ltd. and another – NIPC Law
‘This was an appeal by Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co Ltd. (“Intelligent”) and Killis Ltd. (“Killis”) against the order of Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke of 23 March 2023 granting Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd. (“Industrial”) relief against Intelligent and Killis from trade mark infringement and dismissing their counterclaim for the reasons set out in her judgment in Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co Ltd [2023] EWHC 411 (IPEC) (27 Feb 2023).’
NIPC Law, 4th January 2024
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
Amazon online marketplace trade mark case comes before UK Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘The extent to which holders of UK and EU trade mark rights can object to others using their marks to promote products listed for sale in online global marketplaces is to be considered by the UK Supreme Court in an upcoming case involving e-commerce giant Amazon.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Ambush marketing: Norwich Pharmacal Applications (Puma v TfL) – Mills & Reeve
‘Puma SE (Puma) brought an application against Transport for London (TfL) after TfL removed Puma’s adverts from Wembley Park Tube Station three days before the Women’s Euro finals.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th July 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Tesco vs Lidl: Injunction issued over logo use in latest supermarket war – The Independent
‘Two UK supermarket giants are at loggerheads in London’s High Court in a war over logos.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Percy Pigs: M&S reaches agreement with sweet company in dispute – BBC News
‘Marks & Spencer said it has reached an “amicable resolution” with a confectionery company in a row over the Percy Pigs sweets.’
BBC News, 8th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Battle of the brands continues as Lidl seeks disclosure – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Tesco has undervalued the damage it did to the Lidl brand by its use of a blue and yellow logo to promote prices promotions, the High Court heard yesterday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BeReal v BeReal: Trademark battle set to go to tribunal – BBC News
‘A small business owner who is in a naming rights row with a French social media app that has the same name has hit out at its “threatening” conduct. Batool Zaidi filed to register the name of her womenswear company, BeReal, in the UK in November 2020 – a year before the French namesake filed in the UK.’
BBC News, 19th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
