The Supreme Court recently delivered a key judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd ([2024] UKSC 36), tackling the issue of overly broad trademark registrations. This decision has significant implications for how businesses register and protect trademarks in the UK....
As a business owner, protecting your ideas and assets is a crucial aspect. To do this, consider creating and registering a trademark for your brand (sometimes spelled trade mark with a space between the words). Trademarks are a solid route to both building your brand...
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...
The High Court has dismissed a claim for infringement of certain registered trade marks, passing off and conspiracy to injure by unlawful means, and ordered the revocation of the defendants’ marks to the extent that they admitted non-use. The case was brought by...
The High Court has partially dismissed a claim in passing off by a Cotswolds estate agent firm against a former partner’s firm. The court also upheld the defendants’ counterclaim to invalidate the claimant’s trade mark. The dispute concerned the use...
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