NICHOLAS CADDICK Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)
BETWEEN:IAN THOMASClaimantandLUV ONE LUV ALL PROMOTIONS LIMITED WINSTON THOMASDefendantsAARON WOOD, trade mark attorney with Brandsmiths SL Limited for the ClaimantMICHAEL HICKS, Counsel, instructed by Higgs LLP for the Defendants-------------------------------------------------Hearing dates: 15 and 16 March 2022-------------------------------------------------JUDGMENTNICHOLAS CADDICK Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge): Claim No. IP-2019-000170Rolls BuildingFetter LaneLondon EC4A 1NLBefore:NICHOLAS CADDICK Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)BETWEEN:IAN THOMASClaimantandLUV ONE LUV ALL PROMOTIONS LIMITED WINSTON THOMASDefendantsAARON WOOD, trade mark attorney with Brandsmiths SL Limited for the ClaimantMICHAEL HICKS, Counsel, instructed by Higgs LLP for the Defendants-------------------------------------------------Hearing dates: 15 and 16 March 2022-------------------------------------------------JUDGMENTNICHOLAS CADDICK Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge): 1.This is a passing off claim. The issue is who is entitled to use the name “Luv Injection” in relation to a Jamaican sound system. The principal parties, the Claimant and the Second Defendant, are half brothers and, for convenience, I will refer to them as Ian and Winston. The First Defendant, Luv One Luv All Promotions Limited, is a promotion company controlled by Winston.