Trade Marks and Passing off - Claridge's Hotel Ltd v Claridge Candles Ltd
Claridge's Hotel Author Tim Westcott Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Wikipedia Claridge's Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Mr Recorder Campbell) Claridge's Hotel Ltd v Claridge Candles Ltd and Another [2019] EWHC 2003 (IPEC) This was an action for trade mark infringement and passing off. There was also a counterclaim for revocation of the marks in suit for non-use. The claimant was the owner and operator of Claridge's , the well-known luxury hotel on the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street. The defendants were a small private company that supplied candles like the one in the photograph below and its only director and majority shareholder, Denise Shepherd, who lives on a street that happens to be called Claridge Court. The Claimant's Mark The claimant registered the word CLARIDGE'S as a UK trade mark with effect from 22 July 2005 for the following goods and services: Class 3:...