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Passing off before the UKIPO: A reminder that goodwill must be proven, not assumed

The UK Intellectual Property Office’s (“UKIPO”) recent decision in an invalidation decision against Hamid Sheikh’s (the “Proprietor”) trade mark registration filed by Just Airports Chauffeur Services Ltd (the “Applicant”) provides a useful illustration of what businesses must show to succeed in a passing off claim and why long standing use or heavy advertising will not […]