NIPC Law

Author Edward Hards   Licence CC BY-SA 4.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Melissa Clarke)  Morley's (Fast Foods) Ltd v Sivakumar and others [2024] EWHC 1369 (IPEC) (10 June 2024) This is one of the first accessory liability cases since the Supreme Court's judgment in Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Ahmed and Another [2024] UKSC 17 on 15 May 2024 which I discussed in  Trade Marks: Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed   on 2 June 2024 and in Another Beverly Hills Polo Club Appeal   in NIPC Branding on 4 June 2024.   The claimant is the franchisor of the Morley's chain of fast food outlets which operate mainly in London.  The seventh defendant, Kunalingam Kunatheeswaran, franchises a competing fast food chain called "Metro's".  The other defendants were his franchisees  The claimant complained that  Metro's signage infringed its trade marks and misreprese...

Lord Leggatt By Supreme Court of United Kingdom -  (see Terms and conditions) Licensed under the Open Government Licence 3.0, OGL 3,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97243730   Jane Lambert Supreme Court (Lords Lloyd-Jones, Kitchin, Leggatt, Stephens and Richards)  Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Ahmed and Another [2024] UKSC 17 (15 May 2024) This was the second excursion to the UK Supreme Court for Lifestyle Equities CV and Lifestyle Licensing BV ("Lifestyle")  in 2024.  Its first was Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Amazon UK Services Ltd and others [2024] UKSC 8 (6 Mar 2024) which I discussed in  Trade Marks: Lifestyle Equities v Amazon   on 12 March 2024.  As in the previous case, the claim that gave rise to these appeals was an action for trade mark infringement in relation to the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB range of clothing and accessories.   The Issues The issues in the appeals were summarized by Lord Leg...