Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 minCan unreasonable behaviour lead to a higher IPEC costs award?In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...
Rosie BurbidgeSep 15, 20214 minWhy 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...
Rosie BurbidgeAug 23, 20213 minCan 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 BurbidgeAug 19, 20212 minLITECOIN - 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...