The WLR Daily case summaries
[2023] WLR(D) 511
Court of Appeal
Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co Ltd and others
[2023] EWCA Civ 1451
2023 Nov 13, 14; Dec 6
King, Arnold, Nugee LJJ
Trademark— Registration— Acquiesence— Claimant registering trade mark— Defendants registering international trade mark for EU protection— Claim for infringement of trade mark — Statutory provision disentitling proprietor of earlier mark to relief after five years' acquiescence in use of “registered trade mark”— Whether period running from date of use of later mark or actual registration— Whether period running from registration date of international trade mark or from date protected in EU —
Trade Marks Act 1994( c 26), s 48
European Union— Retained EU law— Acquiescence— English courts having jurisdiction to depart from EU case law— Whether correct exercise of power