Region: United Kingdom

This decision is noteworthy as it is a successful pure passing-off case, when often a ruling on passing off follows a finding of trademark infringement.

31 May 2023

In an exclusive interview, Detective Chief Inspector Jen Kelly of Greater Manchester Police reveals details of Operation Vulcan, a groundbreaking operation aimed at tackling counterfeit goods.

24 May 2023

There was no evidence to support the contention that it is common for brand owners in the food sector to add the suffix ‘licious’ to create sub-brands.

19 May 2023

The decision clarifies that honest concurrent use is not a separate defence, but a factor in the infringement analysis.

17 May 2023

Manchester United continues to hold the biggest trademark portfolio in world football, followed by Tottenham Hotspur, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, new research from WTR reveals.

15 May 2023

WTR provides an updated look at measures that national IP offices conducted in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

05 May 2023

Lidl was successful in its claims of trademark infringement and passing off against Tesco - despite the court finding that some of the marks relied on by Lidl had been filed in bad faith.

03 May 2023

A roster of lookalike cases have come to the fore over the last year in the UK. Hogan Lovells’ Joel Smith and Grace Gladdle present lessons and takeaways from this flurry of cases.

03 May 2023

The High Court dismissed all claims brought by Iconix, the owner of the Umbro brand, in its dispute with Dream Pairs over the sale of footwear on Amazon’s online marketplace.

21 April 2023

The appeal court will not interfere with the decision of a hearing officer unless the decision reached was so beyond reasonableness that it was “plainly wrong”.

18 April 2023