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Sky plc v Skykick UK Ltd

[2021] EWCA Civ 1121
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A trade mark registration may be partially invalid for bad faith where the applicant had no intention to use the mark in relation to some specified goods or services at the date of filing.

Key Principle

trade mark; bad faith; specification of goods and services; lack of intention to use; partial invalidity

Area of Law

ip

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