tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3521410957922303628..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: (When) a tweet is not enough .. to establish unregistered trade mark rightsVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-42019854639418929432014-02-20T11:39:44.118+00:002014-02-20T11:39:44.118+00:00Thanks, Noric, for your comment. so far as I can s...Thanks, Noric, for your comment. so far as I can see, there's no problem with Tweets being admissible as evidence -- and a single Tweet can clearly constitute a misrepresentation, a defamation etc. But establishing reputation or the existence of goodwill is a different matter altogether, whether through a Tweet or any other electronic or conventional medium.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-52205464136484512792014-02-20T11:11:02.980+00:002014-02-20T11:11:02.980+00:00In the mid-2013 case of Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Ot...In the mid-2013 case of <b>Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Others vs Topshop and Another</b> the following @Topshop (350,000 followers) tweet <b>was</b> worthy enough for mention by Justice Birss as evidence in support of Rihanna's successful passing off claim against Topshop:<br /><br />“Ridiculously excited! @Rihanna in our Oxford Circus store as we tweet. Ah, wonder what she'll buy…". <br /><br />The tweet supported the misrepresentation element of the passing off remedy successfully sought by Rihanna. <br /><br />I mention the tweet and overview the case in "Passing off, taking goodwill takes business": http://www.dilanchian.com.au/index.php/lightbulb-blog/749-passing-off-taking-goodwill-takes-businessNoric Dilanchianhttp://www.dilanchian.com.aunoreply@blogger.com