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In brief: NGRS wins on passing off against Bee Moved (National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd v Bee Moved)

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Published on: 14 December 2016

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IP & IT analysis: Joshua Marshall, intellectual property solicitor at FieldFisher, considers the case of The National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd v Bee Moved Ltd and others (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court). This case concerns a claim brought by the National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd against Bee Moved Ltd and its two directors/shareholders for passing off. The case was heard in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) by Douglas Campbell QC sitting as a Recorder. Although the claimant succeeded in relation to advertisements appearing on the defendants’ website, its claim in relation to advertisements appearing on a third party website failed. In addition, some of the claimant’s submissions in relation to the third party website were not allowed.

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