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Judge Protects Wearable Co Against Criminal Competitor

It's a piece since the IPKat has scooped upward a fresh alive illustration for his readers from the limpid puddle of Butterworth's LexisNexis All England Direct subscription service -- but here's a pick one: Criminal Clothing Ltd v Aytan’s Manufacturing (UK) Ltd [2005] EWHC 1303 (CH), a Chancery Division of Christopher Floyd QC, sitting equally a deputy approximate of the High Court.

Criminal Clothing applied to register equally a Great Britain merchandise ambit a figurative representation of the discussion CRIMINAL for "articles of clothing, headgear, footwear; parts as well as fittings for the aforesaid goods" inwards ambit 25. Aytan opposed, citing a likelihood of confusion amongst its before Great Britain as well as Community merchandise marks for CRIMINAL DAMAGE, too inwards stylised form, for "articles of clothing, boots, shoes, slippers, sandals". Aytan too maintained that, becaue of the goodwill as well as reputation it enjoyed inwards those before marks, whatever role of CRIMINAL would survive passing off.

The hearing officeholder institute that, given the broad penumbra of protection enjoyed past times Aytan's marks, the ambit of aural/oral as well as conceptual similarity betwixt the marks, the identical/closely similar nature of the goods at issue, the traits of the average consumer when purchasing items of clothing, the agency inwards which the goods were marketed, as well as allowing for imperfect recollection, in that place was a existent likelihood of confusion and, accordingly, the opposition based on likelihood of confusion succeeded. Criminal Clothing appealed, disceptation that (i) the hearing officeholder equated a likelihood of association amongst a likelihood of confusion, (ii) his findings did non add together upward to a likelihood of confusion, as well as (iii) the testify of reputation as well as misrepresentation was inadequate on the passing-off point.

Christopher Floyd QC dismissed the appeal on all grounds -- as well as that WOULD survive that, except for ane petty thing.

notes that the unsuccessful political party hither had instructed Willoughby & Partners equally its solicitors, the real same theatre that, it was reported before today, Sir Hugh Laddie is joining adjacent calendar month when he hangs upward his judicial spurs. And this illustration raised the termination of "likelihood of association", the topic then beautifully analysed past times Sir Hugh inwards the commencement Great Britain merchandise ambit infringement illustration inwards post-Directive Britain, Wagamama v City Limits [1996] ETMR 23. Merpel adds, "and I idea it was only the prices that were criminal ..."

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