The Court ruled that the post-sale context can be relevant when establishing similarity between trade marks....more
The UK Supreme Court has issued a landmark judgment dealing with specific bad faith considerations for trade marks....more
12/18/2024
/ Bad Faith ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Goods or Services ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Supreme Court
In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark...more
3/28/2024
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Corporate Counsel ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Websites
In Short -
The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently ruled that operators of online marketplaces may be held directly liable for trademark infringement in a context where third-party...more