Recent Cases

Recent cases we have handled include:

 

• Nestlé SA v Cadbury (Colour Purple), Cadbury UK Limited v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2018] EWCA Civn 2715 (05 December 2018): representing Nestlé before the High Court and Court of Appeal against Cadbury's attempt to register the colour purple as a trade mark. For more information click here.

 

• Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. v Cadbury UK Limited and The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2022] EWHC 1671 (Ch) (dated 5 Jul 2022) – representing Nestlé before the UKIPO and High Court in connection with Cadbury’s further attempts to register the colour purple as a trade mark.

 

• FIL Ltd & Anor v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 1097 (Pat)(11 May 2018): acting for Claimants in a trade mark infringement and passing off action in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

 

• Worthy Park Estate Ltd. & Anor v Rossi & Rossi SRL (IP-2018-000149): representing Claimant in a trade mark infringement and passing off case involving rum in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

 

• Tinder, Inc. v Feeld Limited (formerly 3nder Limited) & Anor (HC-2014-001037): acting for Claimant in a trade mark infringement and passing off claim in the High Court.

 

• Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) v Snoop International Ltd (O-424-18): acting for Opponent in opposition to UK trade mark application for SNOOP by a company owned and controlled by Michael Gleissner. For more information click here.

 

• Anton Zaslavski (aka Zedd) v Craig Stephens & Anor (IP-2016-000001): representing the Claimant, an electronic dance music DJ and producer, in a trade mark infringement and passing off action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

 

• Epoch Company Ltd v Character Options Ltd [2017] EWHC 556 (IPEC) (22 March 2017): patent infringement and invalidity action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

 

• Infia Srl v Holfeld Plastics Limited (IP-2017-000212): acting for Infia SrL, part of the LINPAC Group of companies, in a passing off action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

 

• Quinn Packaging Limited v Linpac Packaging Limited and R. Færch Plast a/s (IP-2018-000014): acting for the Defendants in a patent invalidity action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

 

• Enforcing copyright and trade mark rights in well-known books, movies and children’s character franchises against infringing artwork, apps and other unauthorised uses.

 

• Representing a leading European SaS company as claimant in a trade mark and copyright dispute with a large international technology company and securing an advantageous settlement.

 

• Enforcing trade mark rights and copyright on behalf of well-known bands and entertainers.