The car manufacturer BMW has successfully defended its trademark after bringing a claim of infringement and passing off to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The other company in the case was BMW Telecommunications Ltd, whose owner had the initials BMW. It provided consulting services to railway companies regarding signalling and telecommunications. The car manufacturer claimed
Two builders have been ordered to pay compensation to a married couple despite claiming they were not responsible as individuals for problems with work they carried out. The couple had entered into a contract with builders advertising as HavenBuild, which was a trading name and not a limited company. The contract was for work on
A financial broker has succeeded in preventing a commercial lender from approaching its clients. The case involved Medenta Finance Ltd, which specialised in financial products in the medical and dental market. It had acted exclusively for Hitachi Capital UK Ltd. Under a 2011 agreement, Hitachi provided finance for the sale of products through suppliers introduced
New regulations contained in the EU Trade Mark Directive 2015 came into force on 14 January. The government says the changes are widely supported by users of the UK trade mark system and will be maintained regardless of the outcome of the negotiations surrounding our exit from the European Union. The changes are designed to
A new one-stop government service allowing start-up businesses to register their company and register for tax at the same time has been used by more than 200,000 new businesses. The Streamlined Company Registration Service, which has been set up in a collaboration between HMRC and Companies House, is designed to ease the burden on new
The team at Machins Solicitors LLP would be delighted if you could join us for a coffee and a catch up at the Machins Business Mixer at the Lounge Bar, Venue 360, 20 Gipsy Lane, Luton LU1 3JH from 7.30am to 9am. We are hosting an informal, free networking event for businesses and professionals looking
The team at Machins Solicitors LLP would be delighted if you could join us for a coffee and a catch up at the Machins Business Mixer at the Lounge Bar, Venue 360, 20 Gipsy Lane, Luton LU1 3JH. We are hosting an informal, free networking event for businesses and professionals looking to make local connections.
A British technology firm has been granted a UK patent for an anti-malware system despite claims that similar techniques already existed. The High Court ruled that the method developed by Glasswall (IP) Ltd (2018) demonstrated an inventive step and was valid. The patent described a method of resisting the spread of unwanted code and data
A franchise chain has been awarded £21,000 compensation after a former client breached its trademarks. The case involved Mr Waseem Ghias who owned several trademarks using the words GRILLER and GRILLO, which he used in association with a network of fried chicken restaurant franchises. Muhammad Khalid Malik became a franchisee for a while but then
London Underground has succeeded in legal action to prevent a contract dispute with three major suppliers delaying the delivery of new trains. The issue arose when the company conducted a procurement exercise for the manufacture and supply of 94 new trains and equipment for the Piccadilly Line, with options for the supply of additional trains