Designs - Shnuggle Ltd v Munchkin, Inc
Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Melissa Clarke) Shnuggle Ltd v Munchkin, Inc and another [2019] EWHC 3149 (IPEC) (20 Nov 2019) This was an action for the infringement of registered Community designs and unregistered design right and a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of one of those RCDs. The action and counterclaim were tried by Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke on 23 and 24 Sept 2019. She delivered her judgment on 20 Nov 2019 the transcript of which is at Shnuggle Ltd v Munchkin, Inc. and another [2019] EWHC 3149 (IPEC) (20 Nov2019) The Parties The claimant is a Northern Irish company called Shnuggle Ltd. ("Shnuggle") which designs, makes and markets baby products. The first defendant, Munchkin Inc. ("Munchkin") is a much bigger American company in the same industry. The second defendant, Lindam Ltd. , ("Lindam") distributes Munchkin's products in the UK. The Registered Designs Shnuggle...