Significant cases

L’Oreal v Bellure

The leading case on infringement of registered trade marks by taking unfair advantage of the reputation of the registered trade mark.  Also important for consideration of infringement by the publishing of a comparison table indicating which of the Defendants’ “smell alike” perfumes smell like the Claimants’ famous brands of perfumes.  Still to return to the Court of Appeal for a ruling as to the effect of the ECJ answers to the questions referred to it by the Court of Appeal.