Gladiator, ready?
So spoke John Anderson in the classic 1990s TV show Gladiator. What’s that got to do with IP law? The answer can be found in the case of KBF Enterprises v Gladiator Nutrition [2018] EWHC 3041 (IPEC), handed down by Recorder Amanda Michaels on 9 November 2018.
(By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4163118)
The case is one of trade mark infringement and passing off. As you’ll remember, one of the eponymical Gladiators was named Warrior, and was played by a man called Daniel Singh – the Third Defendant.
The Claimant, KBF, also known by its trading name of BodyBuilding Warehouse, own marks including WARRIOR SUPPLEMENTS and WARRIOR in classes 5, 30 and 32, covering goods such as protein supplements and vitamins.… Read more...