Nicholas Caddick Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge):
CLAIM NO. IP-2020-000080IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (CHD)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT EUROPEAN UNION TRADE MARK COURTJudgment handed down by emailBefore:NICHOLAS CADDICK Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)BETWEEN:(1) MATCH GROUP, LLC(2) MEETIC SAS(3) MATCH.COM INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDClaimants-and-(1) MUZMATCH LIMITED(2) SHAHZAD YOUNAS DefendantsTIM AUSTEN (instructed by Browne Jacobson LLP) for the ClaimantsJESSIE BOWHILL (instructed by Bristows LLP) for the DefendantsHearing on the papersJUDGMENTNicholas Caddick Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge):1.This judgment relates to a breach of the embargo on disclosures relating to a draft judgment.
- Nicholas Caddick Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge):
- The law
- The present case
- IN CONFIDENCE
- ], by 4pm on 19 April 2022 so that changes can be incorporated, if the judge accepts them, in the handed down judgment.
- April 2022.
- The position of Bristows
- No action is to be taken (other than internally) in response to the draft before judgment has been formally pronounced. A breach of any of these obligations may be treated as a contempt of court.
- The position of the Defendants
- PLEASE DO NOT TELL ANYONE YET OR DO ANYTHING WITH THIS JUDGMENT…
- Conclusion