Trade marks: groundless threats of infringement | Practical Law

Trade marks: groundless threats of infringement | Practical Law

The High Court has held that a letter sent by German lawyers to a US parent company threatening EU trade mark infringement proceedings against its German subsidiary did not constitute unjustified threats in the UK.

Trade marks: groundless threats of infringement

Practical Law UK Articles 2-638-0347 (Approx. 3 pages)

Trade marks: groundless threats of infringement

by Bird & Bird LLP
Published on 26 Jan 2017United Kingdom
The High Court has held that a letter sent by German lawyers to a US parent company threatening EU trade mark infringement proceedings against its German subsidiary did not constitute unjustified threats in the UK.