Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA November 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 on the High court’s judgment in Match Group, LLC & Ors v Muzmatch Ltd & Shahzad Younas (Caddick K.C. sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge; [2022] EWHC 941 (IPEC), 20 April 2022 and [2022] EWHC 1023 (IPEC)*, 4 May 2022) regarding a mark being capable of being used descriptively and distinctively infringed. We also summarise the decision in Apple Inc. v EUIPO; Swatch AG (T-26/21 to T-28/21) regarding a revocation based on lack of genuine use.

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