New IP laws come into force in October
Some new intellectual property laws have come into force in October. The Patents County Court has now become known as the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and has become a specialised part of the...
View ArticleLocal café tiff not storm in teacup as trade mark for similar name revoked...
Bocacina v Boca Cafes, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Bocacina ran a bar, restaurant and gallery in Bristol since 2005 under the name “Bocabar”. It was sometimes known just as “Boca” and had a...
View ArticleDesigner merry to seize ownership of design right in beer glass
Utopia Tableware v BBP, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court A brewery had asked U for a tall beer glass. U’s employee designed one and produced concept drawings. The brewery did not make any binding...
View ArticlePaper-cut letters and image of rabbit infringed as artistic works
Taylor v Maguire, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Taylor was an artist in the field of paper cutting. She had produced paper-cut letters “K” and “S” and an image of a rabbit. It was done in an...
View ArticleEx-member of trade group not liable for innocent use of group’s logo in...
National Guild of Removers & Storers v Milner, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Milner was a member of a trade group. When he ceased membership, he placed an advert in a local directory. The...
View ArticleDance equipment supplier in a spin over instrument of fraud in domain name...
Vertical Leisure v Poleplus, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Vertical Leisure, a supplier of dance equipment, owned and used various trade marks including “X-Pole” and developed a new accessory...
View ArticleTrade mark infringer not required to supply names of infringing suppliers
Wilko Retail Ltd v Buyology Ltd, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Wilko, the commercial retail operator, objected to Buyology’s sale of goods under the “Wilko” brand without Wilko’s consent....
View ArticleShopping channel withdrawal of product under threat of patents leads to...
SDL Hair Ltd v Next Row Ltd, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court SDL had offered for sale heating rollers using induction heating technology. A television shopping channel had agreed to promote...
View ArticleWebsite needs to be repaired as BMW wins passing off case against Mini car...
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Shaun Coley (trading as BMW Mini Gearbox Centre), Intellectual Property Enterprise Court The IPEC has made declarations that a garage and car parts business trading as...
View ArticleAnglian closes window on similar trader
Anglian Windows Ltd v Anglian Roofline Ltd, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Anglian Windows, the home improvement business with a £200m turnover, has managed to obtain an interim injunction to...
View ArticleWheels fall off for objector to use of INDIAN trade mark, where court shows...
In the Matter of Trade Mark Application No. 2111027 in the Name of Indian Motorcycles Limited, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court This case involved an appeal against a decision under which party X...
View ArticleCommissioner took equitable ownership of copyright in designed logos even...
Atelier Eight Two Ltd v Kilnworx Climbing Centre CIC, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Kilnworx ran a climbing centre and commissioned a design company to create some logos. This was actually...
View ArticleImpact of Increased Court Fees – set out by the Law Society
Further to the recent rises in court fees (see my previous blogs of http://www.mablaw.com/2015/09/government-publishes-its-response-to-enhanced-fees-proposals/;...
View ArticleUnjustified threats of registered design infringement in bed linen case on eBay
T&A Textiles and Hosiery Ltd v Hala Textiles UK Ltd, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court T&A has lost its claim for copyright infringement, and Hala has succeeded in its claim for...
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