D Young & Co - Court of Appeal Confirms Sale of Product Under the Name VODKAT Amounts to Passing Off

skip to main content skip to accessibility policy

Knowledge Bank

Articles & Updates – Details

30 July 2010

Court of Appeal Confirms Sale of Product Under the Name VODKAT Amounts to Passing Off

Following the Decision of the High Court in Diageo v Intercontinental Brands, the Court of Appeal has now confirmed that the sale of an alcoholic product under the name VODKAT amounts to "passing off" which makers of genuine vodka are entitled to prevent. For a full analysis of this case, see our report of the High Court's decision in our May 2010 newsletter.

Send to a Friend

We are glad that you have found this page of interest. Please use this form to send your friend an email link to this page.

The details you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited e-mail, and will not be sold to a 3rd party.

Newsletter subscriptions

In support of our environmental policy we encourage email subscriptions to receive our patent and trade mark newsletters as soon as they are published.

For RSS users

Our RSS news feeds allow you to see when we have added new content to our website so you can get the latest site updates in one place, as soon as they are published.