NIPC Law

  Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Coulson, Arnold and Zacaroli) easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd and others [2025] EWCA Civ 946 (24 July 2025) This was an appeal by easyGroup Ltd ("easyGroup")  against the order of Mr Nicolas Caddick KC of 17 Sept 2024 dismissing that company's claims for trade mark infringement and a declaration of invalidity against Easy Live (Services) Ltd. ("ELS") for the reasons set out in his judgment in easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd and others [2024] EWHC 2282 (Ch) (4 Sept 2024).  There was also a cross-appeal against Mr Caddick's dismissal of ELS's counterclaim for revocation of one of the claimant's trade marks for non-use.  I discussed Mr Caddick's judgment in  Trade Marks - easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd .  on 10 Sept 2024.   The Variant Forms Issue One of Lord Justice Arnold's reasons for permitting both the appeal and cross-appeal was that Mr Caddick's conclusion o...

Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Nicholas Caddick KC)  easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd and others [2024] EWHC 2282 (Ch) (4 Sept 2024) This was an action and counterclaim.    The proceedings came on before Mr Nicholas Caddick KC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court between 8 and 10 May 2024,  He delivered judgment in  easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd and others  [2024] EWHC 2282 (Ch) on 4 Sept 2024 dismissing the claim and most of the counterclaim. Claim easyGroup Ltd ("easyGroup") was the registered proprietor of  UK903367695  and  UK3532904 .  The deputy judge referred to those marks as "the Easylife Marks".  He called the first mark "the Easylife Stylised Mark" and the second mark" the Easylife Word Mark".   An image of the Easylife Stylised Mark appears in the illustration at the very top of this article.  easyGroup had acquired the Easylife Stylised Mark from Easylife Holding...