The parties were competitors in providing computer systems to road maintenance companies. The defendant had included the claimant’s name in meta-tags on their web pages, and also in hidden text in the main pages, with the intent that those searching for the claimant would find their company instead.
Held: The use of the mark was both infringement and passing off.
Judges:
Bowman Master
Citations:
Unreported, 25 May 2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Intellectual Property
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.216520