An IP Case from my Alma Mater - University of St Andrews v Student Gowns Ltd
Standard YouTube Licence Jane Lambert Outer House, Court of Session (Lord Doherty) The University Court of the University of St Andrews v Student Gowns Ltd [2019] CSOH 86, [2019] ScotCS CSOH_86 This was a challenge to the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts by Student Gowns Ltd. ("Gowns") . Gowns is an English company carrying on business from premises in London. In 2018 it marketed a red gown to undergraduates of the United College of St. Salvator and St Leonard in the University of St. Andrews through its website and on Google and Amazon and a roadshow in St Andrews. The University Court of the University of St Andrews ("the Court"), the governing body of the University and proprietor of the registered trade marks UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS , ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY and THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS, brought proceedings against Gowns in the Outer House of the Court of Session for infringement of those marks and passing off. In its defence, Gowns a...