Rosie Burbidge
Why is easyGroup usually successful in trade mark proceedings (& why did it recently lose)?
easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing...
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Rosie Burbidge
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Speedy justice in design case
In what may be a record for an IP case in the UK, the trial in Lutec (UK) Ltd & Ors v Cascade Holdings Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1907 (Pat)...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Can you win a trade mark case without evidence of actual confusion?
This Court of Appeal decision is a helpful reminder that a lack of evidence of actual confusion is not necessarily fatal to a finding of...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
LITECOIN - crypto trade mark application is passing off
An application to register a trade mark can constitute passing off, according to a recent judgment by Deputy High Court Judge John...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Descriptive marks beware: Judge rejects Oatly trade mark case
Oatly has hit a brick wall in its attempt to stop third parties from selling oat milk using the word "OAT" plus the letter "Y". A...
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