The acronym RAID (standing for Reinforce Appropriate, Implode Disruptive) was registered as a UK trademark in 1992, under class 41 (Educational services; provision of training; conferences; seminars; teaching; tuition; correspondence courses; all relating to psychology, behavioural problems, business and commerce). In 2009 Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust used the same acronym for a mental health service. In January 2019 the High Court judge, HH Melissa Clarke , found that Birmingham an Solihull NHS Foundation Trust had infringed the RAID trademark and they had to stop using it. Mark Smulian, “NHS trust infringed trade mark owned by consultancy, court rules“, ‘’Local Government Lawyer’’, 15 January 2019Nick Carding, “Trust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach“, ‘’HSJ’’, 16 January 2019Mark Smulian, “NHS trust infringed trade mark owned by consultancy, court rules“, ‘’Public Law Today’’, 15 January 2019Practical Law IP&IT, “Use of RAID mark by NHS foundation trust was in the course of trade (IPEC)“, ‘’Thomson Reuters Practical Law’’, 16 January 2019Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, “Trust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach“, ‘’HSJ’’, 9 January 2019Counsel Magazine, “APT Training & Consultancy Ltd and another v Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust“, ‘’Counsel Magazine’’, Retrieved 28 February 2019 The case was held in Birmingham, England, and was the first ever to be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) outside of London. Howes Percival, “Howes Percival successfully acts in NHS Trust trademark case“, ‘’Northamptonshire Chamber’’, 21 January 2019
The acronym RAID (standing for Reinforce Appropriate, Implode Disruptive) was registered as a UK trademark in 1992. In January 2019, in the first case ever to be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) outside of London, the High Court judge, HH Melissa Clarke found that an NHS Foundation Trust had infringed the RAID trademark by using it to stand for Rapid Assessment Intervention and Discharge and they had to stop using it. Mark Smulian, “NHS trust infringed trade mark owned by consultancy, court rules“, ‘’Local Government Lawyer’’, 15 January 2019Nick Carding, “Trust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach“, ‘’HSJ’’, 16 January 2019Mark Smulian, “NHS trust infringed trade mark owned by consultancy, court rules“, ‘’Public Law Today’’, 15 January 2019Practical Law IP&IT, “Use of RAID mark by NHS foundation trust was in the course of trade (IPEC)“, ‘’Thomson Reuters Practical Law’’, 16 January 2019Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, “Trust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach“, ‘’HSJ’’, 9 January 2019Counsel Magazine, “APT Training & Consultancy Ltd and another v Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust“, ‘’Counsel Magazine’’, Retrieved 28 February 2019 Howes Percival, “Howes Percival successfully acts in NHS Trust trademark case“, ‘’Northamptonshire Chamber’’, 21 January 2019
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