Becky Knott

Looking forward to it!

Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL (Respondent) v Dream Pairs Europe Inc. and another (Appellants) - UK Supreme Court Was the Court of Appeal right to conclude the trial judge’s conclusion on the similarity of logos was “rationally insupportable”? At what point of time should the confusion of consumers be assessed in...

.@supremecourt.uk is hearing Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc. on the key issue of post-sale confusion in trade mark infringement. Which side will score the winning goal...?

Simon Malynicz KC & Tom St Quintin @hogarthchambers.bsky.social act for the Respondents. #IPLawSky

The latest judgment from LJ Arnold in the Court of Appeal confirms that the relevant population should not be 'salami sliced' to form the average consumer. Further, a likelihood of confusion is not to be assessed by reference to those who are intoxicated!

@hogarthchambers.bsky.social

Done!

Who is the informed user in the world of UK and EU design law? Fashionably IP · Episode

Who is the informed user in UK and EU registered design law?In the 35th episode of the Fashionably IP podcast, we interview barrister Daniel Selmi of Three New Square. open.spotify.com/episode/7dN0...

ADHD Barrister Marking Neurodiversity Week 2025, an anonymous barrister shares the revelations and emotions from a mid-career diagnosis with a view to encouraging others to find out more

This is an exceptional piece of writing by an anonymous barrister recently diagnosed with ADHD.

www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...

Honest concurrent use: what is all the fuss about in the world of fashion? Fashionably IP · Episode

Honest concurrent use in the world of fashion in the Fashionably IP podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/2Vbe...

We are recruiting at @hogarthchambers.bsky.social! Please do apply if interested.

"Applications for tenancy are invited from outstanding barristers with established Intellectual Property practices, or very junior practitioners who are seeking to shift the focus of their practice"

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An all @hogarthchambers.bsky.social team of Richard Davis KC, Guy Tritton, Nick Zweck and Laura Adde appeared in Well Lead v CJ Medical.

This case which dealt with the doctrine of equivalents and answered 'yes' to the third Actavis question.

#patents #LawSky #IPLawSky

Kylie Minogue Weighs Legal Action Against Aldi Wine Knockoff Kylie Minogue and her team are reportedly considering legal action against Aldi after it released a rosé wine that looks incredibly similar to hers.

Another trade mark dispute involving Aldi... Its Rosalie rosé has caught the attention of Kylie Minogue, with her team apparently considering legal action. Watch this space.

Yes! I’ve noticed that crossover which is interesting. And by accident really - came across an opening for a trainee trade mark attorney during my degree, went for it and loved it! How about you?

Copyright law and fashion: Fashionably IP Why is it harder to enforce copyright in fashion items in the US compared to the EU? How are fashion items protected by copyright in the UK?…

Fashion and copyright. Why is it sometimes hard to use copyright to protect fashion designs especially in the UK and US? www.lexology.com/library/deta...

Tribunal "copied most of ruling" from one side's submissions A judge has strongly criticised an employment tribunal that copied most of its reasons from the respondent’s witness evidence or written submissions.

Tribunal “copied most of ruling” from one side’s submissions www.legalfutures.co.uk/employment/t...

Thanks so much!

Thanks for creating- can I please be added?

Me too! That’s very exciting. When did you make the move?

Thomson Reuters’ CoCounsel redefines legal AI with OpenAI’s o1-mini model Thomson Reuters integrates OpenAI's o1-mini model into CoCounsel legal assistant, pioneering a multi-AI approach with Google and Anthropic models for enhanced legal workflows.

Exclusive: Thomson Reuters launches custom OpenAI o1-mini model in CoCounsel, marking 1st enterprise customization & revealing AI strategy shift in large companies #AI #LegalTech #OpenAI

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OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit Lawyers for The New York Times and Daily News, which are suing OpenAI for allegedly scraping their works to train its AI models without permission, say OpenAI engineers accidentally deleted data potentially relevant to the case. Earlier this fall, OpenAI…

OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit

“LOL, no.” A terrific response to a bogus takedown letter.

The #StreisandEffect appears again. I, and I suspect a lot of other people would never have heard of the merchandise in question had the lawyer not sent a threatening letter.

www.loweringthebar.net/2024/04/lol-...

#ip #intellectualpropertylaw #DMCA

The Court also confirmed that bad faith does not infect the entirety of a specification. While this means the effect on drafting trade mark applications may be low, the fact that enforcement and pleadings can 'factor in' means the decision is likely to materially impact on contentious strategies.

The Supreme Court judgment in Sky v SkyKick confirmed that, for bad faith, courts can take into account: the size and width of a trade mark specification, the size and nature of the proprietor’s business, the rationale for making the application, previous enforcement strategy, and pleadings.

It will be interesting to see how this works evidentially and 'how much' is required to overcome an inference of bad faith. Problems could arise with privilege!

Hello BlueSky 🦋! I am an #IntellectualProperty barrister at Hogarth Chambers and a qualified (now non-practising) trade mark attorney and TMA litigator.

Will post (skeet?!) on #IP / #IntellectualPropertyLaw / #law mostly. Hoping to find the legal community that was on X.

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