Bad faith for the good – legitimate purposes underlying a trade mark application: SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd [2024] UKSC 36

Legal Studies 2026 Open access

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Authors: Hilary H W So
DOI: 10.1017/lst.2025.10105
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Abstract

The UK Supreme Court has recently clarified the principle of bad faith in UK trade mark law in the case of SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd. 1 This commentary examines the UK Supreme Court’s approach and provides a brief analysis of its implications on UK trade mark applications made for defensive purposes.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Intellectual Property Law Legal Cases and Commentary Legal principles and applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Legal Studies
Volume
46
Issue
1
Pages
147–152
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
EN