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Battle of Argos: Domain name infringement

02/08/2017
This article by Leighton Cassidy, Heidi Hurdle and Alice Edwards, looks at the High Court decision in Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc, [2017] EWHC 231 (Ch), in which UK retailer Argos Ltd was defeated in its claim against US software company Argos Systems Inc for trade mark infringement and passing off in respect of the domain name argos.com.

This article, by Leighton Cassidy, Heidi Hurdle and Alice Edwards, looks at the High Court decision in Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc, [2017] EWHC 231 (Ch), in which UK retailer Argos Ltd was defeated in its claim against US software company Argos Systems Inc for trade mark infringement and passing off in respect of the domain name argos.com. This article first appeared in World Trademark Review issue 67, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view the issue in full, please go to www.WorldTrademarkReview.com.