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Court of Appeal finds in favour of Thatchers in Aldi ‘lookalike’ dispute

The Court of Appeal ruled that Aldi’s packaging unfairly benefited from Thatchers’ renowned trade mark in the trade mark infringement claim

17 February 2025

The General Court provides guidance on the distinctiveness of EU marks covering virtual goods and services

Glashütte's reputation for quality manufacture of real-world watches would be transferred to their virtual world counterparts, rendering the applied for mark devoid of distinctive character

17 January 2025

Google successfully defends infringement and passing off claims against its YouTube Shorts brand

Google’s use of the term ‘shorts’ for short-form video content did not amount to an infringement of Short International Limited’s marks or passing off

14 January 2025

IPEC finds no copyright in horse-riding waistcoat and accessories

IPEC Rules No Copyright in Functional Horse-Riding Accessories
19 November 2024

SkyKick: UK Supreme Court issues eagerly anticipated decision

The Supreme Court has partially allowed SkyKick’s appeal, confirming bad faith in Sky’s trade mark applications whilst maintaining the Court of Appeal’s infringement findings in relation to specific services
15 November 2024

AGA trade marks infringed in marketing and sale of refurbished and converted AGA cookers

The decision provides useful guidance on the descriptive use and exhaustion defences in trade mark infringement cases involving second-hand or modified goods
17 October 2024

Group Lotus loses trade mark appeal against Motus Group

A lack of conceptual similarity can counterbalance visual and aural similarities and a fleeting link is not enough in reputation claims
07 October 2024

EU Trade Marks: are virtual goods similar to their real-world counterparts?

The mere fact that the earlier goods are the real-world counterparts of the contested virtual goods is not sufficient for a finding of similarity
11 September 2024

Supreme Court clarifies law on accessory liability in trade mark claims

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed provides clarity on accounts of profits in trade mark claims and accessory liability for directors in tort claims generally
29 July 2024

Deploying AI in the battle against counterfeit goods

New UKIPO Guidance on protecting IP rights on e-commerce stores
12 June 2024

McDonald's BIG MAC - use it (and prove it) or lose it

McDonald’s has lost the exclusive right in the EU to use BIG MAC in relation to chicken sandwiches and other goods and services

12 June 2024

Tesco v Lidl - Tesco loses appeal in Clubcard logo battle

Court of Appeal upholds the High Court’s findings of trade mark infringement and passing off
21 March 2024
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