UNITED KINGDOM: The scope of a specification may indicate bad faith

The decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in SkyKick UK Ltd and other v. Sky Ltd et al. had a profound impact on trademark law, in particular on the issue of the scope of wording and the concept of bad faith. This decision highlighted the importance of consistency between the specifications of a trademark and the actual business intentions of the applicant. Background to the SkyKick v. Sky Case In 2016, Sky Ltd, a well-established …