An article written by Waterfront Solicitors Associate Phil Leonard looking closely at what SMEs should do if a big company infringes on their trademark has been published by SME Magazine.
Phil’s piece “How to handle trademark disputes” considers the recent Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors case which should give confidence to SME companies that, armed with a strong case and specialist IP lawyers, they should well be able to prevail against the much bigger companies who have more resources.
Phil’s piece can be read here.
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This matter deals with the Claimant’s (‘TVIS’) allegation of infringement and misrepresentation in relation to its “VETSURE” trade mark by the Defendant (‘Howserv’s’) “PETSURE” trade mark, used for pet insurance. In the first instance decision, the claim was dismissed due to the marks being highly descriptive and “not…