5th August 2024

Lee & Thompson partner Amanda McDowall and associate Sophie Anim, from our Brand Protection team, discuss a recent IPEC (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) decision in a trade mark infringement action. brought by AGA Rangemaster Group against a seller of refurbished and refitted second-hand AGA cookers.

The decision provided helpful commentary on circumstances when the exhaustion defence does not apply, along with discussion of joint tortfeasance following Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Ahmed & Anor [2024] UKSC 17.

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