Rosie Burbidge
Find out how a complicated trading history leads to shared goodwill (not passing off)
Two Cotswolds estate agents shared goodwill in the name Hayman-Joyce. The trade mark infringement and passing off claims fail as a result
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Rosie Burbidge
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Geographical Indications: What are the latest developments?
The protection of terms which indicate the geographical origin of goods, whether as Geographical Indications (GIs), or otherwise is an...
Rosie Burbidge
- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
When can you get a trade mark survey & where is the line for bad faith?
Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...
Rosie Burbidge
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Can a TV character be protected by copyright?
An interactive dining show titled “Only Fools the (cushty) Dining Experience” (OFDE) infringed copyright in the popular TV comedy “Only...
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Find out why trade mark clearance is important
We recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...
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