IP-Fälle und Artikel
IPEC insights: FLOWERBX v FLOWERS BOX - IPEC gives low distinctive mark some flower power in successful trade mark infringement claim
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) handed down its judgment concerning the validity of the mark FLOWERBX, which was protected in relation to flowers and retail services in relation to flowers, and its infringement by the use of the sign…
IPEC insights: Tipping v Smith – pricing the hypothetical licence in a damages inquiry
In Tipping v Smith, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) awarded damages of £56,850 to the successful claimant on the basis that the parties would have agreed a notional licence fee of £37.50 per social media post. The decision also…
IPEC insights: easyGroup Ltd v Cubico (UK) - easyGroup’s not so easy claims of infringement, passing off and invalidity
easyGroup did not satisfy the IPEC that the easyGroup family of marks were infringed by Cubico’s "Easy Bathrooms".
IPEC insights: Advance Magazine Publishers v Cornucopia Entertainment – exclusive event advertising can be trade mark infringement and passing off
Magazine publishers and event organisers Advance Magazine Publishers Inc together with their UK subsidiary and licensee The Condé Nast Publications Limited (claimants), claimed Cornucopia Entertainment Limited and it’s founder Minesh Vohra (defendants) infringed its Vanity Fair and GQ trade marks…
IPEC insights: Easygroup v Easyfeetstore - easyGroup’s claims of infringement, passing off and invalidity left flatfooted again
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) finds that having the common word “easy” is not enough for a finding that EASYFEET infringes easyGroup’s rights
IPEC insights: Duadata v Tian Cha Le – damages secured by reference to hypothetical franchisee
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) considers the quantification of a damages claim based on fees that would have been payable under a hypothetical franchise agreement.
IPEC insights: Prosecco PDO Consortium v Prosecco International - court refuses to cork Prosecco claim
The IPEC has dismissed a strike-out bid by a British spirits company accused of misusing the protected Prosecco name, allowing the case to proceed to trial. The decision tackles jurisdiction, parallel proceedings and protected designation of origin (PDO) protections.
