Lucy Mills

Associate

LLB (Hons), Registered UK and European Trade Mark Attorney, Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.

Lucy read Business Law at the University of Huddersfield. She first joined Potter Clarkson in 1995 and was awarded the John Parker Memorial Award in 1996 for obtaining the highest overall mark the previous year in her intermediate trade mark practice examination. She qualified as a UK trade mark attorney in 2004.

In 2002 Lucy left Potter Clarkson to take up a position in another private practice firm, but rejoined Potter Clarkson as an Associate in October 2008.

Lucy has experience in a wide range of market sectors, particularly retail clothing and financial services.

News & Publications

Date	News Infomation
Nov 04 2011	CJEU Issues Its Decision in the Interflora -v- Marks & Spencer Case In our Newsletter issued in April of this year, we reported the publication of the Advocate General's opinion in the dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer, concerning the latter's bidding on the INTERFLORA trade mark as a "keyword", so that their website link features in a Sponsored Link/Adword section on the first page of results after "Interflora" is entered into the Google search engine. Interflora sued Marks & Spencer in the UK for trade mark infringement, and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now responded to certain questions that were asked of it by the UK Court.
Sep 06 2011	.XXX Domain Name Launch The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved the use of the Top Level Domain .xxx. The .xxx domain name is specifically designed for use by parties that provide online adult entertainment services. ICANN recognises that existing trade mark holders who have no connection with the adult entertainment industry might have their trade marks registered as .xxx domain names by third parties, and that such unauthorised registrations could adversely affect their businesses. Consequently, ICANN has announced provisions permitting trade mark holders to register .xxx domain names defensively. The .xxx domain names will be released in three phases: Sunrise, Landrush and then General Availability.

Date

News Infomation

Nov

2011

CJEU Issues Its Decision in the Interflora -v- Marks & Spencer Case

In our Newsletter issued in April of this year, we reported the publication of the Advocate General's opinion in the dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer, concerning the latter's bidding on the INTERFLORA trade mark as a "keyword", so that their website link features in a Sponsored Link/Adword section on the first page of results after "Interflora" is entered into the Google search engine.

Interflora sued Marks & Spencer in the UK for trade mark infringement, and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now responded to certain questions that were asked of it by the UK Court.

Sep

2011

.XXX Domain Name Launch

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved the use of the Top Level Domain .xxx. The .xxx domain name is specifically designed for use by parties that provide online adult entertainment services. ICANN recognises that existing trade mark holders who have no connection with the adult entertainment industry might have their trade marks registered as .xxx domain names by third parties, and that such unauthorised registrations could adversely affect their businesses. Consequently, ICANN has announced provisions permitting trade mark holders to register .xxx domain names defensively. The .xxx domain names will be released in three phases: Sunrise, Landrush and then General Availability.