Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain v Clausen [2015] ETMR 40

Thomas Elias acted for The United Kingdom Ukelele Orchestra (‘TUKUO’). The trial of the dispute between the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (‘UOGB’) and TUKUO. UOGB succeeded in their passing off action, but TUKUO succeeded on their counterclaim in invalidating UOGB’s trade mark and in resisting UOGB’s claim for infringement of copyright in an alleged dramatic work consisting of the format of their concerts.

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