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IPEC: Account of profits unavailable for unjustified threats under the Registered Designs Act 1949; equitable account rejected; Lifestyle Equities fee-saving tactic inapplicable (Luxe World v Touch of Vogue)

Published on: 12 February 2026

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Luxe World Ltd v Touch of Vogue Ltd and another [2026] EWHC 148 (IPEC) What are the practical implications of this case?

The primary takeaway is that the remedy of an account is unavailable to claimants pursuing claims based on unjustified threats of infringement proceedings. This approach is expected to carry across to all unjustified threats causes of action, because the statutory wording is largely uniform, and the same rationale supports refusing a stand-alone equitable remedy in matters of this nature. A further, practical consequence is that the analysis in Lifestyle Equities v sportsdirect.com Retail [2016] EWHC 2092 (Ch) cannot be invoked to postpone payment of the sizeable court fee on an unquantified money claim where the complaint concerns actionable threats rather than infringement of IP rights. A corollary is that equitable arguments cannot revive an account in such threats claims, and Lifestyle Equities gives no basis to defer the issue fee because the amount is unknown...

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