HOTEL CIPRIANI SRL v CIPRIANI (GROSVENOR STREET) LTD

摘要

H1 Trade mark—Community trade mark—“CIPRIANI” used for hotel in Venice—Defendants’ use of sign in relation to restaurant in United Kingdom—Infringement—Appeal to Court of Appeal—‘Own name’ defence—Whether available for a trading name—Whether use in accordance with honest practices—Validity—Whether CTM application made in bad faith—Whether bad faith to apply for mark where third parties use same distinctive feature—Passing Off —Reputation—Goodwill—Foreign hotel—Whether sufficient to have customers in the United Kingdom—Observations on whether test should be updated