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UK Tesla ruling sets EU filing date as start point for bad faith considerations

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( February 23, 2026, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- Consideration of potential bad faith in UK trademark disputes will be based on the earlier EU filing date in cases where the trademark predates Brexit, following a UK judgment on Monday. The ruling is part of a long-running battle over the “Tesla” trademark in the UK and EU.On Monday the UK High Court allowed an appeal by Parabolica, which manages and enforces trademarks, against a decision by a registrar at the UK Intellectual Property Office who upheld an opposition by Czech manufacturer Tesla to Parabolica’s attempt to trademark the word “Tesla” in the UK....

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