Bonita Trimmer

Bonita has over 20 years of experience specialising in IP, with a particular focus on brands and designs disputes. The reported cases Bonita has worked on include The London Taxi Corporation Ltd (t/a The London Taxi Company) v Frazer-Nash Research Ltd & Anor [2016] EWHC 52 (Ch) (20 January 2016), Comic Enterprises Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp [2014] EWHC 185 (Ch) and Hasbro Inc & Ors v 123 Nahrmittel GmbH & Anor [2011] EWHC 199 (Ch).

Bonita is an active member of ITMA and has written over 40 articles on IP issues which have been published in various industry and professional journals.

Bonita also leads the IP and Tech Practice group of the Pangea Net international network of independent law firms.

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If a company uses a trade mark on a product without permission and the trade mark proprietor does not

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This Q&A looks at a trademark proprietor’s liability if they allow another company to use their trade mark on a product, and whether the trade mark proprietor can exclude liability if someone is injured using the other company’s product.

What are the requirements for challenging the registration of a UK trade mark based on bad faith? What

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This Q&A will consider the requirements for challenging the registration of a UK trade mark based on bad faith.

What impact will the UK’s decision to leave the EU have on the current regime which protects geographical

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This Q&A considers the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU will have on the current regime which protects geographical indications.The current legal frameworkAt present, Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) are protected in the UK by virtue of EU Regulations, including Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, which covers agricultural products and foodstuffs and Regulation (EU) No 110/2008, covering spirits. Other EU Regulations cover the description, presentation of, and geographical indications for wines, although this Q&A does not specifically deal with the subject of wine. PGIs under the EU Regulations, like EU trade marks, have unitary effect across all EU Member States. See Practice Note: Protection of geographical indications,

What impact will the UK’s decision to leave the EU have on the rules governing parallel imports and the

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This Q&A consider the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU will have on the rules governing parallel imports and the exhaustion of rights.