The Court ruled that the post-sale context can be relevant when establishing similarity between trade marks....more
The United Kingdom Supreme Court’s decision in SkyKick v Sky highlights a critical trademark risk: Registering a brand for an overly broad range of products and services without an intent to use it across all categories can...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued a landmark judgment dealing with specific bad faith considerations for trade marks....more
The wait is over! The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the closely followed and long-running litigation between Sky, the well-known television and broadband company, and SkyKick, a lesser-known cloud computing...more
On 13 November 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others [2024] UKSC 36. It held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to overturn the High Court's findings...more
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
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that trade mark owners should pay the costs of implementing a court order requiring UK ISPs to block access to websites selling counterfeit goods. This is a reversal of previous...more
The Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Cartier International AG v British Telecommunications Plc yesterday. ...more
In a decision that will be a disappointment to Community design right holders, the Supreme Court last week rejected an appeal by Magmatic Limited ("Magmatic"), the creators of the successful "Trunki" ride-on suitcases,...more