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Intellectual property

Flowerbx Limited v Flowers Box London Limited

The court held FLOWERBX was valid and infringed by FLOWERSBOX, FLOWERS BOX and FLOWERS BOX LONDON, rejecting descriptiveness and non-use arguments.

  • Trade mark infringement under ss 10(2) and (3) trade marks act 1994
  • Absolute grounds for invalidity under s 3(1)(c) trade marks act 1994
  • Acquired distinctive character
  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Reputation and unfair advantage
  • Trade-mark-infringement
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Intellectual property

Easygroup Limited v Easyfeetstore OĂś & Ors

Trade mark infringement and passing off claims by easyGroup over Easyfeet signs failed; the court found no likely confusion, link, detriment or unfair advantage.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Passing off
  • Enhanced distinctive character
  • Family of marks
  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Reputation under s.10(3)
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Intellectual property [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC)

Easygroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU & Ors

Easygroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU & Ors [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC) (01 April 2026)

The court dismissed easyGroup’s trade mark infringement, passing off, and invalidity claims over Easyfeet signs and held the descriptive “easy” prefix was not enough.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Passing off
  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Reputation of trade marks
  • Distinctive character
  • Section 10(2) trade marks act 1994
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Intellectual property [2026] EWHC 386 (Ch)

Parabolica Ltd v Tesla Holding AS

Parabolica Ltd v Tesla Holding AS [2026] EWHC 386 (Ch) (23 February 2026)

The High Court held that bad faith in a UK trade mark application derived from a pending EU filing is assessed by reference to the EU filing date, not the UK filing date.

  • Trade mark priority
  • Bad faith in trade mark applications
  • Withdrawal agreement interpretation
  • Absolute grounds for refusal
  • Relative grounds for refusal
  • Trade-mark-bad-faith
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Intellectual property

Parabolica Limited v Tesla Holding AS

The High Court held that a UK trade mark refiled from a pending EU application is assessed for bad faith by reference to the EU filing date, not the UK filing date.

  • Trade mark application date
  • Bad faith assessment
  • Withdrawal agreement interpretation
  • Schedule 2a trade marks act 1994
  • Article 59 withdrawal agreement
  • Trade-marks
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Intellectual property [2026] EWHC 360 (IPEC)

Wang Zeng International Ltd v Bing Bing Foods Ltd & Ors

Wang Zeng International Ltd v Bing Bing Foods Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 360 (IPEC) (20 February 2026)

The court held that the claimant’s pear trade marks were valid and infringed. The defendants failed in their invalidity and revocation counterclaim, and one director was held jointly liable.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Trade mark validity
  • Distinctiveness
  • Descriptiveness
  • Genericism
  • Acquired distinctiveness
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Intellectual property [2025] EWHC 3077 (IPEC)

easyGroup Ltd v Jaybank Leisure Ltd

easyGroup Ltd v Jaybank Leisure Ltd [2025] EWHC 3077 (IPEC) (21 November 2025)

The court found Jaybank’s use of EASIHIRE would have infringed easyGroup’s trade mark, but the claim failed because easyGroup could not defeat Jaybank’s non-use defence under s.11A.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Non-use defence
  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Genuine use
  • Passing off (referenced)
  • Trade-mark-infringement
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Intellectual property [2025] EWCA Civ 1340

Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG

Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG [2025] EWCA Civ 1340 (23 October 2025)

The Court of Appeal upheld invalidity findings against six adidas three-stripe trade marks, holding their descriptions and images lacked sufficient clarity and precision.

  • Trade mark registrability
  • Position marks
  • Graphical representation
  • Clarity and precision in trade mark registration
  • Trade mark invalidity
  • Trade-mark-registrability
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Intellectual property [2025] EWHC 2229 (Ch)

easyGroup Ltd v Premier Inn Hotels Ltd

easyGroup Ltd v Premier Inn Hotels Ltd [2025] EWHC 2229 (Ch) (29 August 2025)

The High Court dismissed easyGroup’s trade mark claims over Premier Inn’s “Rest easy” branding, finding no infringement, confusion, link, or detriment.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Reputation and distinctiveness
  • Invalidity of registration
  • Section 10(2) trade marks act 1994
  • Section 10(3) trade marks act 1994
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