Two contrasting Trade Mark appeals to the High Court

When ‘Origin’ is not a good badge of origin and use does not ‘Go’ far enough to lead to distinctiveness: two appeals from the IPO to the High Court in Whyte and Mackay Ltd v. Origin Wine UK Ltd and Dolce Co Invest Inc  [2015] EWHC 1271 (Ch)  and GO Outdoors Ltd v. Skechers USA Inc II [2015] EWHC 1405 (Ch). To read more, click here.