NIPC Law

By Mike Roberts from London, United Kingdom - IMG_0419 CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2307324   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court  (Mr David Stone) Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO) v Omologato Ltd and Anothe r [2026] EWHC 2265 (IPEC) (27 July 2026) This was an action for trade mark infringement.  There was also a claim for passing off, but that cause of action was not relied upon in the end.  The claimant,  Automobile Club de L'Ouest ("ACO") , operates the 24-hour Le Mans endurance race .  The first defendant,  Omologato Limited (Omologato),  designs, markets and sells watches with a motor racing theme.   ACO objected to watches that had been supplied by Omologato bearing the signs "LE MANS", "LM" and "LMR."  Claim against Mr Kalra The second defendant was Shami Kalra ("Mr Kalra"), a director of Omologato.  Mr Kalra also registered the letters LMR as a trade mark for watche...

Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court  (HH Judge Melissa Clarke) Dryrobe Ltd v Caesr Group Ltd    [2025] EWHC 3167 (IPEC) (4 Dec 2025) This was an action for trade mark infringement and passing off and a counterclaim for revocation or, alternatively, invalidation of the trade marks in suit. Dryrobe The claimant was a private company incorporated with limited liability under the Companies Act 2006 , in the name of  Dryrobe Limited ("Dryrobe") , with  company number 08782079.  Dryrobe makes and sells outdoor clothing products under the brand name DRYROBE.  Its most popular product is the Dryrobe Advance changing robe shown in the above photograph. The Marks Dryrobe is the registered proprietor of the following British trade marks: Number Mark Filing Date Registration Date Goods UK00003001195 DRYROBE 9 Apr 2013 19 Jul 2013 Class 25 "Changing robes" "waterproof and windproof robes" "robes, gowns and capes of towelling material" "be...