Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA February 2020

In this month's report, we look at the long awaited CJEU decision on the validity of broad trade mark specifications in Sky plc & ors v SkyKick UK Ltd & anr (Case C-371/18). We also look at Hacon's J's judgment on the invalidation of the three dimensional 'Babybel' shape mark registration in Fromageries Bel SA v J Sainsbury plc* (Hacon J; [2019] EWHC 3454 (Ch))