Before Brexit, once goods had been legitimately placed on the market anywhere in the EEA, any applicable IP rights, such as registered trade marks, were “exhausted” so that the rights holder could no longer restrict further dealings in those specific goods anywhere in the territory (unless there were circumstances where the condition of those goods had been tampered with, for example).
In the recent WIPO Domain Complaint of ALTILINK Real Estate Hungary KFT v. Domain Administrator, SK Creations, Inc., the Complainant (ALTILINK) was unsuccessful in proving the Respondent (SK Creations, Inc) had acted in bad faith in purchasing the disputed domain name <nestra.com> (the Domain Name). This case highlights the importance of appropriately evidencing that a domain name has been bought and is being used in bad faith and the importance of keeping on top of domain name renewals!
Did you know that the word orangutan derives from the Malay language where “orang hutan” literally means “man of the forest”? You might wonder how this links to biofuel and to exciting Cambridge start-up HutanBio. But the word “hutan” is used in the same way in HutanBio’s company name, a reference to their use of algal “forests” to make biofuel.