Rosie BurbidgeJun 214 min readDifferentiating between informative and misleading trade mark use in car spare parts and beyondThe 2017 Court of Appeal decision that swung the pendulum back in favour of rights holders in trade mark use for spare parts.
Rosie BurbidgeMar 33 min readWhen should a trade mark case be stayed?The Court of Appeal has reconsidered whether a stay should be granted in a case in the IPEC concerning trade marks for knitting needles.
Rosie BurbidgeJul 31, 20233 min readCan Puma find out who stopped its ambush marketing from Euro 2022?The disclosure of documents relating to the removal of Puma's ambush marketing by TfL in the Euro 2022 tournament was ordered by IPEC
Rosie BurbidgeJun 29, 20233 min readShould trade mark proceedings be stayed pending EUTM decision?His Honour Judge Hacon in the IPEC has stayed all the claims in a trade mark case, pending cancellation proceedings at the EUIPO
Rosie BurbidgeMay 31, 20233 min readWhen is an “unless” order justified in the IPEC? No “unless” order has been awarded in IPEC litigation re copyright infringement, breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation