Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA December 2022

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Katharine Stephens

Partner
UK

I am fascinated by IP and the challenge of helping my clients protect, exploit and defend their IP rights to further their business objectives.

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Aaron Hetherington

Associate
UK

I am a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in our London Intellectual Property team, specialising in brand management.

This month, we report the GC’s judgement in Nowhere Co. Ltd v EUIPO; Junguo Ye (General Court; T-281/21; 16 March 2022) regarding the relevance of UK rights in an EUTM opposition filed before Brexit. We also report on the decision in Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Co Ltd v Funko UK, Ltd* (Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels; [2022] EWHC 951 (IPEC); 27 April 2022) regarding trade mark infringement and summarise the judgment in Shopify Inc. v EUIPO; Shoppi Ltd (General Court; T-222/21; 12 October 2022).

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