United Kingdom licenceconstruction

Leofelis SA v. Lonsdale Sports Ltd

[2008] EWCA Civ 640; [2008] ETMR 63

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2008

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Rights conferred by a trade mark licence are contractual, not proprietary, in nature, so a licensee's remedies for breach lie in contract rather than as the owner of a property right in the mark itself.

Area of Law

General

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