Alert 09.11.26
Blooming Confusion and the Importance of Cultivating a Reputation: Flowerbx Ltd v Flowers Box London Ltd
The High Court upholds the FLOWERBX trade mark and finds infringement against Flowers Box London
Hattie Winfield is a strategic IP adviser and delivers commercially focused, forward-thinking guidance in relation to brand protection and complex intellectual property disputes.
Hattie is known for her strategic, commercial and insightful approach to intellectual property law. She has a particular interest in brand management and has extensive experience in trademark infringement matters, trademark applications and portfolio management, oppositions and cancellation actions before the UK IPO, as well as domain name disputes, passing off and copyright infringement claims.
Representative Experience
- Representing Wirex Limited, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms, in its successful trademark infringement claim and damages inquiry against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd and others (Wirex Limited v. Cryptocarbon Global Ltd & Others ([2021] EWHC 617 (IPEC) and [2022] EWHC 1161).
- Representing Alpargatas S.A. (owners of the famous Havaianas flip-flop brand) in trademark enforcement actions in the UK.
- Acting for an electrical wholesaler concerning a passing off claim against a nationwide chain.
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- Acting for an online fashion retail platform in respect of its trademark filing and opposition matters.
- Defended Alfrank Designs Limited and Exclusive (UK) Limited, an inquiry as to damages in the IPEC in respect of alleged infringement of EU and UK unregistered design rights, resulting in a partial rejection of the claimant's lost sales claim. (Alfrank Designs Limited and Exclusive (UK) Limited [2015] EWHC 1372 (IPEC).)
- Advising a globally renowned high-street fashion retailer in relation to an alleged campaign of copying by an online fashion retailer.
Professional Highlights
- Hattie has a Distinction in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from the University of Oxford.
- Named as a “Rising Star” by IP Stars in 2022
- Recognized as “One to Watch” in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
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- Recommended: Technology, Media & Telecoms: Intellectual Property: trade marks, copyright and design Legal 500 UK 2025–2026
Education
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LL.B., University of Southampton
LPC/LL.M, The College of Law, London
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Intellectual Property, Oxford University
Admissions
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England and Wales