Trade Marks - Recent Developments & Case Law Round-Up

Introduction

IP is always a fast-moving area of law, not only as the courts hand down new judgments but also constantly responding to technological and creative developments.

This webinar will look at some of the most interesting developments from the past few months.

It is suitable for IP lawyers looking for an update on case law and legislation relating to registered and unregistered trade mark rights.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Thatchers v Aldi concerning supermarket own-brand cider
• Iconix v Dream Pairs in the Court of Appeal concerning similarity of football boot logos
• Crafts Group LLC v M/S Indeutsch - stay of UK proceeding pending EUIPO invalidity claims
• Section 48 acquiescence - the decision of the Court of Appeal in Industrial Cleaning Equipment v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment
• Company Names Tribunal upheld in the High Court - Lidl’s successful complaint against the name of a company that was registered almost 20 years previously
• Honest concurrent use and a lack of confusion - EasyGroup Ltd v Nuclei (‘EASYOFFICES’)
• Appeal outcomes in Montres Breguet v Samsung Electronics and EasyGroup Ltd v Easy Live
• Appeals status - update on the appeals in Sky v Skykick and Lidl v Tesco concerning bad faith and broad specifications of goods and services, and Lifestyle Equities concerning directors’

This webinar was recorded on 4th March 2024