NIPC Law

The Commodores in Hallandale, Florida in the 1990s Author:  Carl Lender , Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 . Source: Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Business and Property Division (Mr Justice Richards) F ifth Avenue Entertainment LLC v Commodore Entertainment Corporation [2026] EWHC 2730 (Ch) (23 Oct 2026) This was an appeal by Fifth Avenue Entertainment LLC ("Fifth Avenue") against the decision  of the hearing officer, Mr Allan James, on 20 March 2025 to dismiss Fifth Avenue's application to register THE COMMODORES as a UK trade mark for goods in class 9 and services in class 41 under s.5 (4) (a) and s.3 (6)  of the Trade Marks Act 1994.  The appeal came before Mr Justice Richards on 7 Oct 2026.  The learned judge gave judgment on 23 Oct 2026 (see Fifth Avenue Entertainment LLC v Commodore Entertainment Corporation [2026] EWHC 2730).  By para [103] of that judgment, his lordship dismissed the appeal. Background "The Commodores" or "Commodores"  are a US...

Author Coolcaesar    Licence CC BY-SA 4.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Mr Justice Richards) Instagram LLC v Meta 404 Ltd [2023] EWHC 436 (Ch) (3 March 2023) This was an appeal by Instagram LLC ("Instagram") against Mr Salthouse's decision to allow E E & T Limited's application to register SOUNDGRAM as a trade make for various services in class 38 to proceed to grant (see Instagram LLC v EE & T Limited. BL O/060/22 22 Jan 2022), Following Mr Salthouse's decision E E & T Limited assigned the trade mark application to Meta 104 Ltd ("Meta"). The parties agreed that Meta should be substituted as the respondent.  The appeal came on before Mr Justice Richards on 9 Feb 2023.  By his judgment of 3 March 2023, His Lordship dismissed Instagram's appeal (see Instagram LLC v Meta 404 Ltd [2023] EWHC 436 (Ch) (3 March 2023)), The Opposition Instagram   opposed the application under s.5 (2) (b) and s.5 (3) of the Tr...