Overview

The English Court of Appeal has held that the High Court was partly mistaken in its finding that Asda had not infringed Specsavers' trade marks, and refers two questions to the Court of Justice on colour and use of a trademark. The Judgment was handed down on 31 January 2012 by the English Court of Appeal in the case of Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd v Asda Stores Ltd.

In this briefing, Macfarlanes provides the full background facts to the case, the High Court and Court of Appeal's respective decisions and outlines the importance of colour and strap-lines in determining trademark infringements.

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