CRYSTAL VAPE: Proving unregistered earlier rights

There is a sizeable dispute rumbling along in the High Court of England and Wales between a Chinese company (Shenzhen SKE Technology Ltd – “SKE”), which manufactures vaping products under the name CRYSTAL BAR and other signs including the word CRYSTAL, and a UK company that wholesales vapes (Bargain Busting Ltd – “BB”). The first reported judgment in the proceedings was an application for an