Sky v SkyKick will head to the English Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Richard Arnold has ruled, while the judge also found SkyKick to have further infringed the UK telecoms provider’s trademarks.
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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.
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.