15 June 2020TrademarksSimon Clark, Lucie Fortune and Elisa Lindemann
Dissecting SkyKick
In Sky v SkyKick, the English High Court applied the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to find Sky's trademarks partially invalid in relation to certain goods and services as they had been applied for in bad faith. Nevertheless, the High Court held that parts of the trademarks remained valid and had been infringed by SkyKick.
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30 April 2020 Yesterday’s Sky v SkyKick ruling will spell the end of broad trademark specifications like ‘computer software’ and force a major rethink for brand owners, lawyers have told WIPR.
29 April 2020 The English High Court has trimmed Sky’s trademarks down to cover more specific types of computer software, but US company SkyKick is still liable for infringing the IP.
29 January 2020 This morning’s Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in Sky v SkyKick is a “big win for brand owners” and a positive result for Sky, lawyers have said.