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Okt 13, 2014
Audrey Horton, Bird & Bird LLP, United Kingdom
First published in the October 2014 issue of PLC Magazine

Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria's Secret UK Ltd


Audrey Horton, Bird & Bird LLP, United Kingdom, First published in the October 2014 issue of PLC MagazineThe High Court has held that use of the trade mark “PINK” on goods and as the name of stores infringed registered UK and Community trade marks (CTM) under sections 10(2) and (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA), and Articles 9(1)(b) and (c) of the CTM Regulation (207/2009/EC). A trade mark owner has the right to prevent unauthorised third parties from using, in the course of trade, any sign: Where, because of its similarity to the trade mark, and the identity or similarity of the goods or services covered by the  read more