Category: England

Victoria Secret infringes Pink’s Pink

Its another interesting Judgment from Mr Justice Birss, in Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2631 (Ch), in the Chancery Division of the High Court, England and Wales (doubling as the Community Trade Mark Court). Its 217 pages but Mr Birss found that the confusion between a shirt-maker with mass-market goods and underwear, would cause detriment to the repute of the shirt’s brand….. “For example consumers are likely to enter one of the claimant’s shops looking for lingerie and be surprised and disappointed when they find they have made a mistake”. His Lordship….

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Victoria Secret infringes Pink’s Pink

Its another interesting Judgment from Mr Justice Birss, in Thomas Pink Ltd v Victoria’s Secret UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2631 (Ch), in the Chancery Division of the High Court, England and Wales (doubling as the Community Trade Mark Court). Its 217 pages but Mr Birss found that the confusion between a shirt-maker with mass-market goods and underwear, would cause detriment to the repute of the shirt’s brand….. “For example consumers are likely to enter one of the claimant’s shops looking for lingerie and be surprised and disappointed when they find they have made a mistake”. His Lordship….

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Who ate all the pies?

Danny Mills is helping himself to the pies, Cornish ones to be precise. Former City ace and England Right back – saves the West Cornwall Pasty Company.

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Pothole law-grrrrrrr

Every council ought to have a reasonable system in place to ensure that they regularly inspect roads and repair them if necessary. So the first point of call is to enquire if they have the above in place. You do this by making a freedom of information request. Then what? Read on……………..

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Pothole law-grrrrrrr

Every council ought to have a reasonable system in place to ensure that they regularly inspect roads and repair them if necessary. So the first point of call is to enquire if they have the above in place. You do this by making a freedom of information request. Then what? Read on……………..

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The Premier league and Trade Marks

The Premier League and Trade Marks Yesterday’s transfer inactivity still amounted to some spending of £130m in January, up £10m from last year. So whilst Sky’s Jim White tried to break the sound barrier over United’s Tom Lawrence’s loan deal to Yeovil and yes for three months! the rest of us just wondered whatever happened to the beautiful game.

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Valuing Shares

In a Private Limited Company it is very difficult to ascertain an accurate valuation of the company. Accountants will arrive at different valuations and provide good justification for that!

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