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J W Spears & Sons Ltd, Mattel inc , Mattel UK Ltd v Zynga Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 11759 October 2013James Mellor QC recently appeared with Phillip Roberts for the successful respondent Zynga in an appeal from summary judgment handed down in JW Spear & Sons Ltd and Mattel Inc v. Zynga [2012] EWHC 3345 (Ch). At first instance, Arnold J found for Zynga. He held that the claimants’ UK registered trade mark, for a […]
BBC -and- Eos27 September 2013In the last week of September, Lindsay Lane appeared in the Copyright Tribunal representing the BBC in a dispute with the collecting society, Eos. Unusually, the Copyright Tribunal was sitting in Wales (in Caernarfon Crown Court) so that a number of witnesses from both sides could give evidence in Welsh, with simultaneous translation. The Copyright […]
Assos of Switzerland SA v ASOS Plc [2013] EWHC 2831 (Ch)19 September 2013Daniel Alexander QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos recently appeared in the High Court acting for the successful Defendant in Assos of Switzerland SA v ASOS Plc [2013] EWHC 2831 (Ch). The case concerned alleged community trade mark infringement and passing off by ASOS Plc through the use of the mark ‘ASOS’ which was alleged to infringe […]
Bettys and Taylors Group Ltd v Rivington Foods Limited (IPO)13 August 2013Trade Mark Registry Opposition. The well known Betty’s Tearooms of Harrogate, York and Ilkley opposed Rivington Foods Limited’s Application for a UK trade mark for “Chocolately Rascal” for chocolate biscuits. Betty’s opposition was based on its earlier trade marks for “Little Rascal”, “Fat Rascal” and “Yorkshire Fat Rascal” for similar and identical goods. Betty’s had […]
Resolution Chemicals v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] EWCA Civ 92431 July 2013Michael Tappin QC and Mark Chacksfield recently appeared in the Court of Appeal acting for the successful respondent in Resolution Chemicals Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] EWCA Civ 924. The appeal was brought against the decision of Mr Justice Arnold, in which he held inter alia that Resolution was not estopped from bringing an […]