The WLR Daily case summaries
[2010] WLR (D) 64
TRADE MARK— Validity— “Bad faith”— “Own name” defence— Groups of hotels and restaurants with same substantive name— Claim for infringement of Community trade mark— Counterclaim that trade mark invalid— Whether trade mark application made in “bad faith”— Whether “own name” defence applying to third party’s trading name— Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 , arts 12(a), 51(1)(b)