We would like to report a Court of Appeal decision about a dispute between the operators of the world-famous Venetian ‘Hotel Cipriani’ (part of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd) and the operators of ‘Cipriani London’, a top-end Mayfair restaurant.

The Court of Appeal held that the Defendants had infringed the Community Trade Mark (CTM) for CIPRIANI and that they had passed off their services as those of ‘Hotel Cipriani’. As a result of the decision the Defendants have been ordered to change the name of the restaurant by 24 April 2010 and have also been ordered to publicise the judgment on their menus and website. The Defendants are now expected to seek [...]

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