Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2010] All ER (D) 79 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2010] EWHC 1648 (Ch)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Mann J

Representation Mark Chacksfield (instructed by McDermott Will & Emery) for the claimant.
  Giles Fernando (instructed by Linklaters) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 2 July 2010

Catchwords

Disclosure and inspection of documents - Duty of search - Electronic documents - Application for specific disclosure - Claimant proprietor of two community trade marks - Claimant alleging infringement of marks by defendants - Claimant applying for disclosure of documents potentially indicating defendants' intention to infringe - Defendant alleging that searches requested too onerous - Defendant alleging that documents requested concerning irrelevant issue - Whether application should be granted - and .

The Case

Disclosure and inspection of documents Duty of search. The Chancery Division granted in part the claimant's application for disclosure of documents concerning the infringement of its trade mark for a gambling website.

Practice Areas

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