SUMMARY
232.To summarise:i)C’s claim for invalidity of D1’s 2015 Trade Marks succeeds. ii)C’s claim for invalidity of D1’s 2020 Trade Marks succeeds. iii)C’s claim for infringement of C’s ICE Logo and C’s ICE Co-botics Logo by Killis succeeds.iv)C’s claim for infringement of C’s ICE Logo and C’s ICE Co-botics Logo by D3 is dismissed.v)D1 is liable for infringement of C’s ICE Logo and C’s ICE Co-botics Logo as a joint tortfeasor with Killis, but not as a primary tortfeasor.vi)D1’s counterclaims for invalidity of C’s Trade Marks are dismissed.vii)D1’s counterclaim for infringement of D1’s ICE Logo is dismissed.
- INTRODUCTION
- ICE Group
- Killis
- C’s Trade Marks
- D1’s 2015 Trade Marks
- C’s claims in infringement and passing off
- The Defendants’ defence to infringement and passing off
- C’s invalidity case
- The Defendants’ counterclaim
- C’s Defence to Counterclaim
- Trade Mark Infringement
- Trade Mark Invalidity
- Absolute grounds for refusal of registration
- Relative grounds for refusal of registration
- Passing-off in the context of invalidity (section 5(4)(a) TMA)
- Acquiescence
- in use
- WITNESSES
- Darren Marston
- Mark Bresnihan
- Sean Edwards
- Michael Pang
- Alexander Schless
- Tibor Killi
- THE FACTS
- www.ice-clean.com
- ICE Machines
- DRYVER machines
- agreed
- THE ISSUES
- C’s invalidity claims in relation to D1’s 2015 Trade Marks pursuant to sections 47(2)(b) and 5(4)(a) TMA
- Relevant date
- Goodwill
- Misrepresentation
- Damage
- Conclusion in relation to sections 47(2) and 5(4)(a) TMA
- Statutory acquiescence – sections 48 and 5(4)(a) TMA
- Ds’ invalidity claims in relation to C’s Trade Marks
- C’s invalidity claims in respect of D1’s 2020 Trade Marks
- Sections 47(2)(a) and 5(2) TMA – Likelihood of confusion
- Sections 47(2)(b) and 5(4)(a) TMA – use liable to be prevented by Passing Off
- Ss 47(1) and 3(6)TMA – Bad Faith
- Issue 5 – Infringement of C’s Trade Marks
- Infringement by Killis
- Infringement by D3
- Passing-off
- SUMMARY
- Counterclaim