EasyGroup plans to appeal against rejected Premier Inn trademark suit
By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( August 29, 2025, 13:55 GMT | Insight) -- EasyGroup says it will appeal against a UK High Court ruling that Premier Inn's “Rest easy” slogan didn't infringe its trademarks. The judge in the case said any reputation which the “easy” mark had with consumers was largely associated with airline EasyJet and could not be carried over to other services provided by the group including its EasyHotel brand.EasyGroup said today that it would appeal against a UK High Court ruling that rival Premier Inn's “Rest easy” slogan didn't infringe its trademarks....
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