Shock Supreme Court Trademark Ruling Finds Sky Acted in Bad Faith in SkyKick Dispute

The UK Supreme Court unanimously agreed that software company SkyKick's appeal "must be allowed in part," in a controversial case that debated whether media giant Sky's filing of overly broad trademarks amounted to bad faith applications.

Finnegan Of Counsel Varuni Paranavitane told the Global Legal Post that, "Applicants may consider a more conservative filing strategy until there is more certainty and application of this decision by the lower courts. I envisage that there will be more invalidity claims for 'bad faith' filings and this being used strategically by parties who have been sued for trade mark infringement."

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