The viral rise of “Dubai chocolate” – more formally known as the “Can’t Get Knafeh of It” bar from Fix Dessert Chocolatier – has been a social media sensation. What started as a niche sweet treat made in a Dubai dessert shop has ended up being one of the...
in Thom Browne Inc and another v adidas International Marketing BV and others [2024] EWHC 2990 (Ch), the High Court found that certain figurative marks comprising three stripes applied to various items of clothing and a bag, and registered for those goods, were...
The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has decided in favour of a claimant in a claim in passing off against a former contractor in a dog grooming business. Ms Thursgood, the claimant, operated a dog grooming business, which was traded as “Wash Wiggle & Wag”...
The High Court recently dismissed the appeal of Lidl Logistics against a Company Names Tribunal decision from November 2022. High Court Decision: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2023/2760.html Original Decision:...
There are a couple of options available in circumstances where a company seeks to register or use a similar company name to one already in use. These are: trade mark infringement (if the existing name is trade marked) passing off (a claim made that the new name is...
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