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The owner of a small café in Essex has vowed to carry on calling themselves Hollands, despite a heavyweight challenge by Harrods. Nigel Holland said he was ‘amazed’ when Harrods’ lawyers wrote to...
Failure to act quickly enough proved fatal to injunction application to stop trade mark infringement and passing off – Blinkx v Blinkbox, High Court
Since 2004, A had been operating the blinkx.com web site, which was an Internet service providing access to film, television and video content. In 2008, B started up its own site at blinkbox.com, which...
Ruling tastes good for Smirnoff as vodka name gets protected status – Diageo v Intercontinental Brands, High Court
Diageo – the owner of the market leading brand, Smirnoff – has obtained an important judgment protecting the vodka name from being passed off as a cheaper imitation called vodkat. Smirnoff has been...