by Chloe Sullivan | Sep 2, 2025 | Trademarks
This High Court dispute between two Portobello Road Market traders over the rights to the brand “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” considered issues of trade mark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off. “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” brand has been used by...
by Luke Pettit | Jul 29, 2025 | Trademarks
Background In a recent UK Supreme Court Case, Iconix, the owner of Umbro, brought a claim against Dream Pairs under section 10(2) of the Trade Marks Act 1994. Iconix argued that Dream Pairs’ stylised “DP” sign (the “DP logo”), when used on footwear, was confusingly...
by | Jun 24, 2025 | Trademarks
Background In 2021, Transport for London (TfL) applied to register “MIND THE GAP” as a UK trade mark. The phrase is long associated with the London Underground and is used as a warning for passengers to be cautious when boarding and alighting from the trains. The...
by Alyson Lam | May 13, 2025 | Trademarks
Background Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), the owner of the trademark “GAME OF THRONES,” contested the registration of the mark “GAME OF DÖNER” before the Opposition Division (OD) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), arguing that it should be...
by Sean Hutchinson | Apr 24, 2025 | Trademarks
Background In this case, the claimant started infringement proceedings against the defendants in respect of four registered UK trade marks at the UK’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”). In reaching her decision, the IPEC judge (Her Honour Judge Melissa...
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