Hearings
England & Wales
17 Jun 2020 [2020] EWHC 1565 (IPEC), Ch D (Judge Melissa Clarke Sitting as a Judge of the High Court)
20 May 2021 [2021] EWCA Civ 732; [2022] 4 WLR 9; [2022] 1 All ER 383; [2021] WLR(D) 296, CA (Lewison, Newey, Lewis LJJ)
Thomas v Luv One Luv All Promotions Ltd
Subject Matter
ESTOPPEL — Per rem judicatam — Issue estoppel — Hearing officer invalidating registration of trade mark on basis of bad faith and on basis that use of mark liable to be prevented by virtue of law of passing off — Claimant bringing claim in passing off — Claimant applying to strike out defence on basis of estoppel — Whether decision containing two rationes decidendi capable of creating issue estoppel — Whether inability to appeal against one of the rationes constituting special circumstance disapplying operation of issue estoppel — Trade Marks Act 1994 (c 26), s 5(4) — Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1976), arts 2, 5
[2021] EWCA Civ 732; [2022] 4 WLR 9; [2022] 1 All ER 383; [2021] WLR(D) 296, CA
Appellate History
Thomas v Luv One Luv All Promotions Ltd [2020] EWHC 1565 (IPEC), Ch D
Decision of Judge Melissa Clarke sitting as a High Court judge reversed
Thomas v Luv One Luv All Promotions Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 732; [2022] 4 WLR 9; [2022] 1 All ER 383; [2021] WLR(D) 296, CA
Commentary
RPC Perspectives
Goodwill, Bad Faith and Brotherly Luv: Court of Appeal finds "special circumstances" to allow defence to Passing Off claim
Case comment