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Branding - Courtenay-Smith v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited

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Portobello Road, Notting Hill By Papertree at English Wikipedia - Originally from en. Wikipedia; description page is/was here. Original uploader was Papertree at en. wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3073800   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Master Kaye sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) C ourtenay-Smith and another v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited and others    [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC) (18 July 2025) This was a claim for copyright and trade mark infringement and passing off and a counterclaim for revocation and invalidation of the second claimant's trade mark.  The action and counterclaim came on for trial before Master Kaye  sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 7 and 8 April 2025.   The learned master handed down her judgment in  C ourtenay-Smith and another v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Limited and others    [2025] EWHC 1793 on 18 July 202...

Trade Secrets - Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd.

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  Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Mr Justice Rajah)   Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd and others [2025] EWHC 299 (Ch) (13 Feb 2025) This was a claim for breach of contract and confidence and trade secrets and copyright infringement,    The Parties The claimant was Illiquidx Ltd, ("IX")  a company that describes itself as "an innovative independent financial services boutique specialised in illiquid markets, which caters to institutional, professional and high net worth investors."  Its activities focus on sales, trading and advice,  One of the markets in which it claims expertise is the sovereign debt of Venezuela , a country that has laboured under international sanctions for many years and has recently defaulted on its debt. The first and second defendants are Altana Wealth Ltd ("Altana") and Lee Robinson ("Mr Robinson") Altana's founder, controlling shareholder and chief investment officer. According to its website, Altana seeks uni...