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Cranford Community College v Cranford College Ltd [2014] EWHC 2999 (IPEC)19 September 2014Jonathan Hill successfully defended Cranford College Limited (“CCL”) in a passing off action alleged by Cranford Community College (“CCC”). CCC also sought a declaration of invalidity of CCL’s two UK trade marks and alleged that CCL’s use of names, domain names and trade marks were instruments of deception. Judge Hacon, in the IPEC, held that […]
The Polo/Lauren Company v OHIM T-265/1318 September 2014Jonathan Hill recently acted for the Polo/Lauren Company, LP, the owner of the well known Ralph Lauren “Polo” brand, the applicant in proceedings before the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union challenging OHIM’s rejection of its opposition to the registration of a logo featuring a player of bicycle polo wielding […]
Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd31 July 2014Charlotte May QC and Jaani Riordan recently acted for the successful claimant in Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2631 (Ch). The Claimant was the well-known English clothing retailer, Thomas Pink, which owned UK and Community trade marks for logos featuring the mark “PINK”. Thomas Pink complained about a line of […]
Aga Medical Corporation v Occlutech (UK) Limited [2014] EWHC 2506 (Pat)22 July 2014Richard Meade QCappeared as lead counsel for AGA Medical Corporation, the Claimant and PT20 Defendant, against Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC who acted as lead counsel for Occlutech (UK) Limited, the Defendant and PT20 Claimant. This was an infringement action relating to a patent concerning a medical device for occluding defects in the atrial septum of the […]
A Khan Design Limited v Stephen Horsley & Another [2014] EWHC 3019 (IPEC)21 July 2014Lindsay Lane appeared on behalf of Stephen Horsley in an application to strike out claims for damages and costs made by A Khan Design Limited following a design right trial. Applying the principles in Denton v White, Mr Baldwin QC, struck out the Claimant’s claims for costs and damages on the ground of its failure […]