Case Analysis: Copyright Protection in TV Formats (Rinkoff v Baby Cow Productions Ltd)

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has handed down a decision which provides helpful guidance in respect of the copyright protection afforded to TV formats – creatives should take note…
In Joshua Rinkoff v Baby Cow Productions Ltd [2025] EWHC 39 (IPEC), the Claimant asserted rights in the format of a TV comedy sitcom and alleged that a series produced by the Defendant infringed his copyright. Claims for copyright subsisting in TV …

IP Case Analysis: AGA wins trade mark infringement action against seller of retrofitted cookers (AGA v UK Innovations)

Lee & Thompson partner Amanda McDowall and associate Sophie Anim, from our Brand Protection team, discuss a recent IPEC (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) decision in a trade mark infringement action. brought by AGA Rangemaster Group against a seller of refurbished and refitted second-hand AGA cookers.
The decision provided helpful commentary on circumstances when the exhaustion defence does not apply, along with discussion of joint tor…