Judge refuses ‘Irish Times’ injunction over rival

The High Court has refused an application by the Irish Times for injunctions restraining the publishers of the Times of London using the words ‘The Times Irish Edition’ in promoting a new digital Irish edition of the UK newspaper.

The Irish Times Ltd sought various injunctions, pending the outcome of a full hearing, arising from the planned launch of the new digital publication, to be sold as part of a subscription package with the Sunday Times.

Among the injunctions sought were orders restraining Times Newspapers Ltd promoting the digital publication using the words ‘The Times Irish Edition’ or any other title confusingly similar to the Irish Times.