INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing actions against other companies using the “easy” prefix. However, it suffered a reverse in a recent judgment against an online retailer, easylife (Easygroup Ltd v Easylife Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 2150 (Ch)). Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Briggs dismissed easyGroup’s infringement and passing off claims against easylife. An important

Azumi Ltd v Zuma's Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 609 is a case about a dog's purpose. That dog is called Zuma. Zuma inspired Zoe Vanderbilt to set up her company Zuma's Choice Pet Products Limited and register the domain name dineinwithzuma.com. She planned to manufacture and sell premium pet foods via her website. As you may have guessed, the business was named after the dog. The website made frequent use of the word ZUMA and phrases DINE IN WITH ZUMA including the di